The United Arab Emirates (UAE) flag carrier Emirates flight landed at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, on Tuesday, about two years after it stopped operation to Nigeria over diplomatic impasse and non-repatriation on its revenues then. The flight EK 783 which touched down at the old terminal of the MMIA at exactly 3:32 […]
The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) has secured the bid to provide passenger and cargo ground handling services for Dubai based mega carrier, Emirates Airlines at the Lagos airport, as the Middle East carrier is scheduled to resume flight services in October. The company said in a statement that this renewed contract underscores NAHCO’s […]
United Airlines has announced increase in service delivery between Lagos and Washington D.C., from three-times weekly to daily flights. The daily flights will begin from December 4, 2024 to February 14, 2025, reflecting 133 per cent year-over-year increase in seats for the period. This will be the first time United’s service between Lagos and Washington […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has ordered that the operations of Arik Air should be grounded. The Minister or the Ministry of Aviation has not issued any statement to explain why that directive was given but inside source indicated that the action was not unconnected to legal issues. Recently Abuja Court […]
Following the recent industrial action embarked upon by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC), aviation industry stakeholders have warned that disruptions are disincentive to investment in the sector. It is estimated that the recent strike action embarked by the NLC and associated unions led to a loss of about N3 billion […]
