TRAVEL

NAHCON’s Forward Match to 2025 Hajj

Tunde Akanni Suddenly, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, NAHCON, almost became the centre of activities in Abuja in February, 2025  This was after a rather sluggish break, rife with unpleasant misgivings by naysayers. The rumour mills keep rolling once there seems to be unclear status of certain expectations. The NAHCON leadership had been busy perfecting strategies […]

HANDLING

SAHCO Donates Medical Items to NDLEA at Airports

The Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) Plc has donated medical equipment to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). SAHCO said the donation was part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) to its immediate environment. Executive Director, Cargo Services, SAHCO, Mrs. Boma Ukwunna, who represented the Managing […]

IATA

IATA: Airport Capacity Crunch Threatens Freedom to Travel

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has warned that the airport capacity crunch is threatening the freedom for people to travel, and constraining economies, noting that there is little prospect for airport infrastructure to fully keep pace with growing demand. This is contained in a white paper released recently, which included proposals for how slot […]

FAAN

Mitigating Challenges of Flight Delays, Cancellations

Heads of aviation agencies have suggested new measures on how to mitigate the challenges of poor airport infrastructure and limited personnel that led to flight delays and cancellations in 2024. The industry stakeholders gave the suggestions at a meeting held in December 2024, organised at the instance of the acting Director General of the Nigeria […]

Airports

FG Deploys LSM-branded CNG Buses for Airport Shuttle

The Federal Government has began the deployment of LSM-branded 100 percent Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses in the nation’s airports for passengers’ shuttle. The first batch of the CNG-powered buses has been received at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos by officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), led by its Managing Director, Mrs […]