Passenger who have travelled back to Nigeria since international flight operations reopened on September 5, 2020, have complained of delays at the coronavirus screening procedure where arriving passengers are made to spend hours before they are attended to by port health officials. THISDAY learnt that the passengers are also made to pay for COVID-19 tests, […]
Boeing has received its first order for 737 Max planes since regulators grounded the jets after two fatal crashes. The US planemaker said Polish airline Enter Air had placed an order for up to four of the planes. Enter Air said the review the 737 has undergone since the crashes in 2019 would produce “the best […]
Tourism Consultant and Vice President (South East), Federation of Tourism Association of Nigeria, Ngozi Ngoka, in this interview, says tourism is the worst hit sector by COVID-19 pandemic due to the nature of its business. What impact do you think COVID-19 will have on the tourism industry in Nigeria? The tourism industry was the first […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) updated its analysis of the financial impact of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) public health emergency on the global air transport industry. IATA now sees 2020 global revenue losses for the passenger business of between $63 billion (in a scenario where COVID-19 is contained in current markets with over 100 […]
Airport workers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos are panicking over the devastating effect of Coronavirus, which has killed many, especially in China, as some Chinese are set to return to Nigeria after their Lunar celebration. Although Chinese authorities have directed their citizens not to travel broad, THISDAY learnt that many Chinese who […]
