arik Aviation

Arik Air Reconnects Kano, Yola

Arik  Air  is  delighted  to  announce  the  resumption  of  flight  operations  to  Mallam  Aminu  Kano  International  Airport, Kano and Yola Airport effective Tuesday, July 28, 2020. Both services will originate from Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja with connections to and from Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. Arik Air will be operating separate flights from Abuja to Kano and Yola. Flights from Abuja to Kano will operate four times weekly on Monday, Wednesday, […]

Arik Air Aviation

COVID-19: Arik Gives Palliative to Lagos Communities

Arik Air has donated palliative items to some communities in Lagos state to cushion the effect of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic. The items donated were mainly food items such as rice and beans. The areas covered by the donation were Ewu-Tuntun/Mafoluku community around the Murtala Muhammed Airport and Arigbanla community in Orile-Agege, […]

New FAAN Boss, Yadudu Aviation

FAAN, Stakeholders Seek End to Bird Strikes at Airports

The Managing Director, Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Captain Rabiu Yadudu, has urged industry stakeholders to come together and intensify the fight to significantly curb wildlife menace at airports. Yadudu, said this would reduce such hazards as bird strike, improve safety and also reduce funds spent on repairs and checks due to the incidents […]

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Airlines Lose Revenue to Harmattan Haze

Domestic airlines lost huge revenue on Wednesday and Thursday, due to flight cancellations and delays occasioned by bad weather. THISDAY learnt that Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace delayed many of its flights to Asaba, Kaduna from Lagos due to Harmattan haze, which reduced visibility below accepted flight level at all the airports in the country. […]