Aviation

FG Bars EU Airlines, BA, Emirates, Others Good to Go

Ticket sales surge ahead of resumption of international flights NCAA, NAMA issue notice to foreign airlines Ahead of the September 5 date for the resumption of international flights, the federal government has listed Air France, KLM, Lufthansa, Etihad Airways, Angolan TAG, Air Namibia and Royal Air Maroc, as foreign airlines that are not approved to […]

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Buhari: Exploit Coronavirus Outbreak to Promote Economic Diversification

FG advises against non-essential trips to China, four others Presidency denies alleged attack on president in Kebbi President Muhammadu Buhari Thursday appealed to members of the private sector to join hands with the federal government to maximise the negative impacts of the outbreak of coronavirus on the global economy by intensifying moves to diversify the […]

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Absence of ILS at Lagos Airport Forces Foreign Airlines to Divert Flights to Ghana

Major foreign carriers yesterday diverted their Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA); Lagos bound flights to Accra, Ghana due to no functional Instrument Landing System (ILS). THISDAY investigation revealed that on Tuesday and Monday, UK mega carrier, British Airways diverted its flights to Accra, Ghana because the pilots did not want to land at the Lagos […]

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BA Cancels Flights Following System Failure

Thousands of holiday makers and others were stranded on Wednesday when British Airways was forced to cancel some flights to and from London after it suffered what the airline described as a systems issue. According to Gulf News, reports have suggested dozens of flights in and out of Heathrow – Britain’s busiest airport – had […]

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British Airways, Lufthansa Suspend Flights to Cairo

British Airways, Lufthansa German Airlines have announced that they have temporarily stopped flight operations to Cairo, Egypt capital. British Airways and Lufthansa have suspended flights to Egypt’s capital, Cairo, over unspecified security concerns, giving no details about what may have prompted the move. “We constantly review our security arrangements at all our airports around the […]