Bankole Aviation

Med-View Airline Sets for Dubai Flight on December 7

Med-View Airline has concluded all arrangements for December 7 Inaugural Flight to Dubai from Lagos via Abuja The airline CEO, Alhaji Muneer Bankole at the weekend commended  the Federal Ministry of Aviation, government parastatals,travel agencies and passengers who have keyed into the airline inaugural flight and assured that the carrier was committed to a dedicated […]

Emirates Resumes Abuja Flights as Nigeria Staggers Out of Recession

Emirates announced today it will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, with four weekly flights from 15 December 2017. Similar to the current daily service between Dubai and Lagos, the added frequencies to Lagos will be operated with Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering eight private suites […]

Emirates Offers Special Fare to Dubai

Emirates said it is offering Nigerian travellers the opportunity to visit Dubai with a special Economy and Business Class return airfare that includes a free third piece of luggage of up to 23 kg. The airline said under the special offer, an Economy Class ticket from Lagos to Dubai costs $899 and Business Class $3499. The fare offer is for a […]

Pilot Praised for Avoiding Mid-Air Collision

A pilot has been praised for helping avert a mid-air collision between two passenger jets that could have led to the death of hundreds of people. An Emirates Airbus A380, flying from Dubai to Mauritius last Friday, had been cleared to descend to 38,000 feet by Air Traffic Control on its approach to the Indian […]