Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, has reacted to the advice by the Directed General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Dr Chris Najomo, urging the airline to reduce its operations to fit the number of aircraft in its fleet to eliminate flight delays and cancellations, saying that such disruptions are prompted by safety concerns. […]
Nigeria recorded a total of 15.89 million passengers who travelled through the nation’s airports in 2023, which is less than 16.17 million that passed through the airports in 2022. Experts who blamed the shortfall on the ‘Japa’ syndrome, said in 2023, about 2.04 million Nigerians travelled out of the country between January and December, while […]
Aviation industry stakeholders have projected that airlines and aviation agencies lose over N10 billion annually to flight delays and said that the loss to passengers is unquantifiable. The stakeholders who spoke to THISDAY said that the aviation industry in Nigeria seemed not to be prepared for efficient flight operations because factors that lead to delays […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has condemned in very strong terms, the attack on the property of Dana Air by passengers whose scheduled flights were affected by the grounding of the airline for operational audit. Recall that Dana Air passengers had on July 21, 2022, physically descended on, and damaged, the company’s property at […]
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has expressed dismay over the threat by the Chairman of Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi; that foreign airlines would be invited to operate domestic service in Nigeria if local airlines do not stop incessant flight delays and cancellations. AON in a statement signed by its President and […]
