As air passenger traffic continues to nosedive due to high fares and schedule hiccups occasioned by aviation fuel scarcity, this writer warns that the development constitutes a major setback to Nigeria’s air transport sector and the economy as a whole. Nigerians are in a quagmire over limited choices of the right means of transport. The country has networks of […]
Despite the recent decision of the federal government to concession airport facilities, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has since adopted the system of partnering the private sector, a strategy that has gained traction about four years ago when the number of international airlines that operate into the country doubled. With the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Whereas aviation parastatals are insisting that airlines must pay their outstanding debts for services rendered, the airlines are contending that this is a ploy to force them out of business. Over the years, there have always been arguments over the debts owed by domestic airlines to aviation agencies, including the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), […]
The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Eng Saleh Dunoma has called on concerned organisations and individuals who use the airport facilities to obey traffic rules in order to sustain the safety and security at the airports, especially the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Managing Director stated this following a […]
A quick response by men of the Airport Fire and Rescue Services Department has averted a fire incident at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The incident, which occurred at the E-Wing on Thursday, July 28 2016 at about 1100pm did not affect flight operations. Preliminary investigation indicates that the fire emanated from the electrical […]
