Aviation

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 […]

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Making Nigerian Airports W’Africa Regional Hub

With the highest passenger traffic in West Africa, Nigeria ought to develop major airport infrastructure that takes advantage of its international, regional flight operations One key advantage the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has over all other airports in Nigeria is that it has virgin land for expansion. Playing second fiddle to the Murtala Muhammed […]

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Deteriorating Security at Murtala Muhammed Airport

Seven months ago, unknown persons accessed leased Arik Air aircraft, a Boeing 737-700 and removed vital equipment from inside, where it was parked at the ramp at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muahmmed International Airport, Lagos, known as MMA2. Also, last Sunday a young man accessed the United Nigeria Airlines aircraft at the same […]

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FG Begins Talks with Airlines over Trapped Funds

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed said relevant authorities are addressing the issues concerning revenue of foreign airlines that have been trapped in Nigeria, put at over $600 million. Speaking during a facility tour at the new international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos yesterday, the Minister said, “On the trapped funds, […]