The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has waded into the rift between Arik and its passengers over the failure of the airline to ferry their baggage from London Heathrow, since Friday 2nd December 2016. Consequently, a letter to the effect has been issued by the Authority to Arik Airlines. In it, the airline has […]
The airline was constrained in capacity from a wide-body A330-200 aircraft to a narrow-body B737-800 aircraft and thus had to leave some of the passengers’ baggage behind in London. Passengers were however duly informed of this capacity restriction at the check-in desk at London Heathrow Airport and were advised of the possibility that […]
South Africa aviation security authority has said it would contact its Nigerian counterpart in furtherance of the investigation into the body of the stowaway discovered in the wheel-well of Arik Air flight, A330-200 at the Oliver Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg. The body was discovered when the aircraft arrived at the maintenance facility of South Africa […]
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has granted West and Central Africa largest carrier, Arik Air Third Country Operator (TCO) authorisation, which allows it to operate to any European country. TCO authorization is a requirement for all non-European Union registered commercial operators that fly to EU countries under the Air Operator Certificate (AOC) and […]
Nigeria’s major carrier, Arik Air said high cost and scarcity of aviation fuel, inability to access FX are the major setbacks of its operation in Nigeria as it turned 10 years. The Managing Director of the airline, Chris Ndulue explained that its daily demand of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 is about 500, […]