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61 Nigerian Passengers on Air France Flight Stranded in Chad over Aircraft Technical Hitches

NCAA: Air France to Airlift Passengers to Abuja by 9:30 Monday About 61 Nigerian passengers on an Air France flight from Paris to Abuja were stranded in Chad after an unexpected flight disruption due to technical hitches. The aircraft, which had earlier made a stop in Chad to drop off some passengers enroute Abuja, left the Nigerians stranded without engagement on […]

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NCAA’s Intervention Forces Foreign Airlines to Release Lower Ticket Inventory

*Nigeria maintains high passenger traffic on int’l destinations despite economic challenges Some foreign airlines, yesterday, released their lower inventory tickets hitherto not available since the trapped fund saga and the depreciation of the naira, after the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), intervened in the exorbitant airfares charged Nigerian travelers by international carriers. This was disclosed […]

Aviation

Top 10: The World’s Largest State-Owned Airlines

Some of the world’s largest global carriers are government-owned. State-owned airlines prioritize fulfilling governments’ strategic initiatives over maximizing profits for shareholders. Turkish Airlines, China Eastern Airlines, and China Southern Airlines are among the largest state-owned carriers globally. The Qatari government wholly owns Qatar Airways, while the Investment Corporation of Dubai fully owns Emirates. While most […]

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Airlines Spend Longer Flight Time Across Africa with Closure of Niger’s Airspace

*British Airways Flights Disrupted on South African Destinations *The Closure of Niger, Sudan, Libya Airspace at Huge Cost to Airlines *Cost of Tickets not Affected by Closure of Niger’s Airspace, Says NANTA   Flights to African Destinations and across the continent now take longer time as the Niger Republic closed its airspace. According to flight […]