Last week, Nigeria’s fast rising airline, Air Peace literally received baptism of fire when angry passengers beat up its duty manager at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja over flight cancellation. THISDAY learnt that at first, Air Peace delayed the Abuja-Benin flight and after the passengers had waited patiently; the airline later announced the cancellation […]
Air Peace has condemned the attacks on its staff by some unruly passengers in Abuja, Lagos, Calabar and other parts of the country, warning that it would no longer condone members of the public endangering the lives of its workers. Air transport in Nigeria is replete with stories of passengers beating up airline staff when […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has once again stepped in to resolve the disagreement between Arik Air and aviation unions, which prompted the later to picket and disrupt the operations of the airline on Thursday. The management of the airline confirmed Thursday night that it has settled with the unions comprising the National Union […]
There are indications that aviation unions in Nigeria may picket operations of the beleaguered Arik Air over the failure of the airline’s management to re-instate sacked union leaders and several other issues in the airline. By yesterday the union executives concluded the plan and except any later development, the airline may not be allowed […]
In this report, Henry Osazuwa takes a critical look at the recent takeover of Arik Air by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria and the imperative for a viable financial market in Nigeria Arik Air is an indigenous airline in Nigeria with highest domestic flights, and fledging international air traffic. In 2016, the airline […]