There are strong indications that stakeholders are considering a merger between Arik Air and Aero Contractors, two airlines under the management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). This, THISDAY learnt, would be in response to the difficult times facing airlines, especially with the disruption caused by the Covid-19. The CEO of Aero Contractors, Captain […]
Domestic airlines have announced that they would resume flights from Lagos after the curfew, Saturday and would now connect other destinations from the commercial city. Air Peace, Dana Air and Arik Air said that they are poised to resume full flight from Lagos. The airlines relocated their operations to the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja from […]
The National Union of Air Transport Employees NUATE and the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN in Arik Air on Monday paralysed Arik Air operations and left its passengers stranded over the failure of the organisation to pay severance package to retiring workers. Passengers travelling from Owerri, Port Harcourt, Kaduna, Jos, Abuja, […]
Nigerian major carrier, Arik Air, has written a letter of appeal to the Minister of Labour and Employment, urging him to interface with the aviation unions that threatened to disrupt the airline’s operations over workers’ welfare and non-payment of allowances. Arik Air in the letter sought the understanding and cooperation of the unions; while explaining […]
The low passenger traffic and industrial disruptions are making it extremely difficult for the airlines to continue as going concerns, writes Chinedu Eze When Nigerians airlines were pushing for the resumption of flight operations after the coronavirus lockdown, many of them knew that passenger traffic would be low, but there were others who were sanguine. […]
