Aviation Fuel Scarcity May Disrupt Flights During Yuletide

Nigerian airlines have alerted air travellers that the chronic aviation fuel scarcity experienced most part of the year has become worse and would disrupt flights during the Christmas holiday. Despite the high prices of the product, known also as Jet A1, which ranges from N240 per litre in Lagos and higher elsewhere, the marketers said […]

Arik Air Alerts of Aviation Fuel Supply Scarcity

Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest airline has alerted passengers of worsening aviation fuel supply leading to flights delays and some cancellations at airports across the country. The fuel scarcity which has been on for several days is becoming more intense with the inability of approved major fuel marketers to meet the demands of […]

Yuletide: Arik Increases Frequency to Key Destinations

Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier is increasing its flight frequencies to key domestic destinations ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities to cope with passenger demands. The airline’s decision to increase flight frequencies on the domestic routes is predicated on the need to ensure that many Nigerians are able to travel […]

Nigeria’s Porous Airports

Despite the seemingly tight security at the nation’s airports, incidents of stowaways and other illegal infiltrations to supposedly secure areas of the airports are on the rise. The report last Wednesday of a dead body found in the wheel-well of Arik Air aircraft on arrival in Johannesburg at the South Africa Airways Technical maintenance at […]