The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika confirmed on Tuesday during the World Government Summit, Dubai 2020 that many international carriers have been jostling to take a slice of the Nigerian international air travel market, which a former Ethiopian country manager in Nigeria described as the most contested market in Africa. Also at Dubai 2020, […]
Emirates has announced that it would restart flights from Dubai to Nigeria from February 5 2022. The airline will operate to and from Abuja and Lagos with daily flights, providing more choice, comfort and enhanced connectivity for travellers connecting to Dubai and over 120 destinations. Emirates in a statement made available to THISDAY said it […]
The federal government has given approval for Dubai-based Emirates Airlines to resume flight operations to Nigeria anytime, just as Air Peace has indicated that it would resume operations to Dubai from March 1, 2022. This was contained in a letter written by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and addressed to His Excellency, Saif Mohammed […]
Late January to March every year is the period Nigerian airlines dread because it is characterised by low passenger traffic and low airfares. THISDAY investigation revealed a slash in the cost of tickets from the average N65, 000 in December to N23, 000 from mid January, as Calabar-Lagos fares have come down to about N23, […]
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has inaugurated a visa application and document attestation centre at the office of the UAE Consulate General in Lagos. This was disclosed to the media by the office of the UAE Consulate on yesterday. The inauguration was led by the Consul General Dr Abdulla Al Mandoos and was attended by […]
