Aviation

Nigerian Airlines and International Operations

Many industry stakeholders, including airline operators have over the years lamented how Nigerian carriers have failed in international flight service, where they offer the cheapest fare and largely without robust load factor on business class. Many of the industry observers now said that without effective interline arrangement with other international carriers that can take their […]

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Air Peace Commences Abuja-Gombe-Abuja Flights

In keeping with its no-city-left-behind vision, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier Air Peace has announced it would be launching scheduled commercial flights into Gombe from Abuja. Similarly, the airline has also revealed plans to resume its Yola flight services. The Chief Operating Officer of the airline, Oluwatoyin Olajide, disclosed this in a statement made […]

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Travellers’ Gruesome Experience over Flight Delays, Cancellations

Since the resumption of flight operations in Nigeria after COVID-19 lockdown last July, air travellers have been going through unpleasant experiences, as uncertainty hovers over every flight, which could be delayed or cancelled, leaving the passengers stranded. Chinedu Eze chronicles some passengers’ ordeals and x-rays the challenges of domestic flight operations in the country Aviation […]

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Airlines May Shut Down Operations over Non-implementation of FG’s Waivers on Customs Duties

The Chairman of Air Peace and Vice-Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Allen Onyema has said that domestic operators may be forced to shut down service due to high duties charged them by the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). Onyema said President Muhammadu Bubari in his magnanimity granted the airlines waivers on Customs duties on […]