4281 Nigerians Deported from Europe, US, African Countries Mid 2017

About 4,281 Nigerians were repatriated through various countries in Europe, the US and even some African countries through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos in the first half of 2017. Also, a total number of 691,934 travellers departed through the airport while another 560,988 travellers arrived the country within the period under review. A […]

Air Travel Demand Rose 6.7% in 2016

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced full-year global passenger traffic results for 2016 showing demand (revenue passenger kilometers or RPKs) rose 6.3% compared to 2015 (or 6.0% if adjusted for the leap year). This strong performance was well ahead of the ten-year average annual growth rate of 5.5%. Capacity rose 6.2% (unadjusted) compared to […]