Arik Suspends Flights to London, Johannesburg

The new management of Arik Air has announced that the airline has suspended flights to London and Lagos. In a statement made available by the media consultant of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON), Simon Tumba, the airline said it has the intention to stop all international flights “to enable us find permanent solution facing […]

Arik Air’s Response to N6m Penalty by NCAA

The management of Arik Air would like to respond to Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) statement on Tuesday, 27 December, 2016 over short landed baggage of passengers who travelled on its flights from London Heathrow to Lagos on the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of December, 2016. The NCAA had invited the management of Arik Air to an […]

Arik Air celebrates 10 years of safe and secure travel

    Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier is rolling out the drums to celebrate 10 years providing safe and secure air travel to the Nigerian public and continually contributing towards the elevation of Nigeria’s global standing. On October 30, 2006, Arik Air ushered in a new chapter in Nigerian aviation history by […]

Fastest Flight from Singapore to Europe Set to Take Flight

Finnair, the government backed airline of Finland, will make its inaugural flight between Singapore and Helsinki Monday.  With a flight time of just 11 hours and 30 minutes, it claims to be the fastest way to get between Singapore and Europe. The new route uses its new fleet of Airbus A350 XWBs, a widebody aircraft […]

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Heathrow Indecision to Build Additional Runway Highlights Europe’s Airport Dilemma

Reuters Moves by Britain to delay, once again, a decision on where to build an additional runway to serve the London area, highlights Europe’s difficulties in keeping up with emerging countries when it comes to creating vital airport capacity. By 2035, airports across Europe will be unable to accommodate the 2 million flights due to […]