Aviation

United Nigeria Flight U5 0513 Skids Off Runway in Lagos after Heavy Rainfall

No injury was recorded yesterday night when Flight U5 0513 operated by United Nigeria Airlines skidded off the runway on landing at the Runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Embraer EMB145 aircraft with four crew members had 51 passengers onboard who were evacuated shortly after the incident. Statement from the airline, signed by […]

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Aviation Minister Orders Relocation Flight Operations to New International Terminal at Lagos Airport

*Suspends Nigeria Air Programme, Airport Concession *Directs Airlines to Remove Abandoned Aircraft from MMIA in 3 Months    The Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo has given the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) October 1, 2023 to relocate all flight operations to the new international terminal at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and […]

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Stakeholders Call for Expansion of Airport Infrastructure to Mitigate Flight Delays

Stakeholders have called for the expansion of airport infrastructure to accommodate the growth taking place in the air transport sub-sector, especially after it has fully recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Chairman, West-Link Airlines, Captain Ibrahim Mshelia joined other stakeholders and called on the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the federal government to […]