Chairman of Nigeria’s largest airline, Arik Air, Joseph Arumemi-Ikhide, reasons that the national airline that can work for Nigeria is a flag carrier, which would be driven by the private sector with the full support of government. He argued that the world is doing away with the national carrier model because it has proven to […]
Domestic travel demand rose 7.8% in September compared to September 2014. All markets except Brazil showed growth with the strongest increases occurring in India, China and Russia. Domestic capacity climbed 6.1%, and load factor improved 1.3 percentage points to 81.0%. Sep 2015 vs Sep 2014 RPK Growth ASK Growth PLF Australia 0.3% 0.0% 77.1% Brazil […]
Chinedu Eze Early warning and availability of data about impending severe weather phenomena have been described as the first and critical step in weather disaster risk reduction by any country. Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Dr. Anthony Anuforom made this disclosure recently in Enugu in a keynote address on “Reducing […]
Nigerian airlines have reduced their fares in order to maintain their load factor in the domestic market, checks by THISDAY have revealed. The economy is sliding; many Nigerians who used to travel by air now opt for alternative means of transportation. For the airlines to retain their customers and remain in business, they must have to […]
