United States-based United Airlines Flight UA613, which took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos at about 12: 10 a.m. yesterday, returned to base after about two hours of flight due to a medical emergency. THISDAY learnt that at about 2: 23 a.m. the flight returned to Lagos because one of the passengers, […]
German mega carrier. Lufthansa Airlines on Wednesday offloaded 45 passengers and all the luggage of about 200 passengers fully booked for the Abuja-Frankfurt flight, to reduce the weight of the aircraft so that it could take off from a shorter length of the runway. This was because a big hole developed at one end of […]
Lufthansa Flight LH566 from Frankfurt and destined to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) Lagos as direct flight was on Friday diverted to Cotonou, Togo and later to Malabo, Capital of Equatorial Guinea by the pilot who lied to the passengers that Lagos airport was closed. The flight with over 200 passengers and about 15 […]
Deutsche Lufthansa AG, commonly known as Lufthansa, one of the few airlines that fly to multiple Nigerian cities, recently celebrated its 60 years of operation in the country. In this interview, Lufthansa Group’s Senior Vice President, Global Markets and Stations, Frank Naeve, spoke on the German flag carrier’s journey so far, its milestones, challenges and […]
Nigeria is not benefitting from the lucrative international flights to different destinations in the world, which are known for providing the highest yield in Africa. In terms of revenue, partnership, employment, manpower development or technology transfer, Nigeria remains a loser, as foreign airlines record high load factor out of different airports from the country. What […]
