Nigerian Dies Aboard Emirates Flight

A young Nigerian woman who connected Emirates flight from South Africa, Kofo Abaniwonda was reported to have died on aboard Emirates Airline. She died Friday and was buried on Saturday at Ikorodu, reports indicated. Sources at the airport indicated that the deceased, a young woman and a professional, might have travelled to seek medical attention in South […]

Dunoma: Concession is the Best Option for Airport Management

Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, Saleh Dunoma explains that the federal government’s resolve to concession major airports in the country stems from its inability to fund their development.   Recently the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) certified the two major airports in the country- the MurtalaMuhammed and the NnamdiAzikiwe International Airport, […]

Emirates Resumes Abuja Flights as Nigeria Staggers Out of Recession

Emirates announced today it will reinstate its second daily service to Lagos and resume operations to Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, with four weekly flights from 15 December 2017. Similar to the current daily service between Dubai and Lagos, the added frequencies to Lagos will be operated with Emirates’ Boeing 777-300ER aircraft, offering eight private suites […]

Senate Wades into FAAN, Bi-Courtney Disagreement over MMA2

The Senate Committee on Aviation has promised to resolve the protracted disagreement between thee Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL) over the concession of the domestic terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The terminal known as MMA2 was given out to BASL on Build Operate and […]

The Snag with Airport Concessions

Although many Nigerians, including airline operators, are in support of the federal government’s plan to concession the major airports, others have cautioned that if the process is not transparent, it could generate problems that will plunge the sector into endless controversies From all indications, no amount of pressure will push the federal government to go […]