The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has denied fixing base fare for economy flight tickets at N50, 000 as travellers insisted that the sudden increase in fares suggested collusion by the association. The operators also complained that in 2021, they lost $60 million (N24 billon) to bird strike alone. The amount was used to replace […]
United Kingdom Tuesday said it would remove Nigeria and 10 other countries from travel red list Wednesday, according to BBC reports. All the 11 countries on the list would be taken off England’s travel red list from 04:00 GMT on Wednesday, the health secretary announced. BBC stated that testing measures – a pre-arrival negative test […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that air travelers are increasingly frustrated with the COVID-19 travel restrictions. A survey commissioned by IATA of 4,700 respondents in 11 markets in September demonstrated confidence that the risks of COVID-19 could be effectively managed and that the freedom to travel should be restored. IATA said 67 […]
The aviation industry has suffered most during the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the lockdown imposed by most countries, experts agreed at the 2021 Arab Aviation Summit. Under the theme, ” Arab Aviation in the New Normal”, the 2021 Arab Aviation Summit, which started on Monday brought together experts to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 […]
The federal government yesterday said that it declined the requests of five governors to travel by air in compliance with the travel restrictions imposed in the country to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was disclosed yesterday by the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, at a press conference in Abuja. Sirika explained […]
