In order to break the drug cartels on the Brazil-Nigeria route and to check the increasing traffic between the two countries; Emirates has introduced compulsory card payment only for Nigeria passengers travelling to Brazil. The airline said it was embarrassed by the high record of drug couriers arrested on its flights and wanted to put […]
It is possible for an ordinary traveler to get a free upgrade without air miles, especially if he or she has a flexible schedule, according to frequent flier and points expert Gilbert Ott, who runs the air miles site God Save the Points. Ott has made a career out of helping fliers use miles to get free […]
Some international airlines, which hitherto had their operational bases in Nigeria, have started relocating their offices to Accra, Ghana from where they come to pick passengers in Nigeria. The airlines, THISDAY gathered, cited the poor value of the naira, high cost and paucity of aviation fuel as some of the reasons for their relocation. Already, […]
Nigerians are going through hard times owing to the current economic downturn. To add to the woes, Nigerian travellers pay outrageous airfares. It is an oxymoron, but the fares have to go up because the country is losing the value of its currency, industry observers have intoned. On international travel, foreign airlines have lost money in […]
Children and toddlers have found travelling on Emirates exciting as the airline has provided onboard toys for that segment of passengers, which Emirates dubbed Fly with Me Animal toys, which made their debut on board the Emirates flight as soon as it was launched for use. The set of toys included, Lewis the Lion from Africa, […]
