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AMCON Boss Urged Senate to Adopt Arik as National Carrier

The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer, Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Mr Ahmed Lawan Kuru has urged the 9thSenate to work towards making Arik Air a national carrier. Kuru said that this is necessary because the country needs major airlines that could effectively compete with international carriers and Arik has the capacity to become the […]

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Arik Wins Airline Brand Award

Arik Air has again won the award of the most recognizable airline brand in West Africa. The award was bestowed on Arik Air at the African Travel Times 2019 Awards held at Movenpick Ambassador Hotel, Accra, Ghana. The airline management said this is the second consecutive year Air Air would be winning the prestigious award. […]

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Arik Air Reconnects Owerri

Nigeria’s major carrier, Arik Air has announced the re-launching flight services to Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri the Imo State capital. Daily flights to Owerri from the Murtala Muhammed Domestic Airport, Lagos will resume on Monday, October 21, 2019. Arik Air suspended flights to Owerri early this year due to operational exigencies and since then passengers […]

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Arik Celebrates Customer Service Week in Style

Arik Air, Nigeria’s leading carrier is celebrating this year’s customer service week in grand style with on- board gifts and musical performance at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja Domestic Terminal 1 otherwise known as General Aviation Terminal (GAT). The objective is to celebrate the customer and thank them for keeping faith in the airline even […]

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Analysts: Major Airports’ Concession Could Yield N45bn Annually

Nigeria’s major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Kano could generate over N45 billion annually from the current N19 billion, if they are given out in concession to attract private sector funding, THISDAY’s investigation has revealed. THISDAY gathered that the concession of these airports would expand and modernise the facilities. With such facilities, it […]