No fewer than 3,000 pilgrims, who performed the 2016 Hajj in Saudi Arabia have arrived on Medview flights to Lagos, Kaduna and Kano. The airline announced at the weekend that the latest flight arrived on Friday morning at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, with 323 pilgrims. The pilgrims comprised those who travelled through […]
United Nations has announced that it would establish two Aviation Security (AVSEC) Training Schools in Lagos and Abuja to boost the Federal Government’s vision and efforts towards turning around the aviation sector to meet global standards in infrastructure, safety and security. An online statement signed by the Deputy Director, Press & Public Affairs, Mr. James […]
Stakeholders in the aviation sector have expressed doubt about the ability of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to manage 17 airports if the four major ones were given out in concession as planned. THISDAY learnt that only the four major airports in Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt are generating the revenues that are being […]
Despite the recent decision of the federal government to concession airport facilities, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has since adopted the system of partnering the private sector, a strategy that has gained traction about four years ago when the number of international airlines that operate into the country doubled. With the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]
Following weather advice it received from JFK International Airport New York, Arik Air announced on Friday night that it had to cancel the flight and informed all its passengers that the Lagos – New York flight for Friday 22nd January has been rescheduled tentatively to 11:30pm (local time) Sunday 24th January, 2016. The airline said […]
