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France, Germany Evacuate 637 Citizens from Nigeria, Other W’African Countries

Germany and France thursday evacuated about 637 European citizens from Nigeria and other parts of West Africa due to the worsening situation of the COVID-19 pandemic in the sub-region. Air France with Flight Number: AF 0986 touched down at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos at 11.04 a.m local time, from Cotonou with 142 passengers […]

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British Airways, Lufthansa Suspend Flights to Cairo

British Airways, Lufthansa German Airlines have announced that they have temporarily stopped flight operations to Cairo, Egypt capital. British Airways and Lufthansa have suspended flights to Egypt’s capital, Cairo, over unspecified security concerns, giving no details about what may have prompted the move. “We constantly review our security arrangements at all our airports around the […]

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FAAN Expresses Readiness to Utilise New Terminals

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that it has made every provision to utilize the new terminals, known as Chinese terminals, as they are commissioned and put into operation. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu disclosed this to THISDAY in Lagos and said that the new Port Harcourt […]

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Lufthansa Makes $2.5 Billion Plane Order

Germany’s Lufthansa ordered up to 16 new planes worth 2.1 billion euros (1.84 billion pounds), including up to six Airbus (AIR.PA) A320ceos to make up for delivery shortfalls in a newer version of the jet and four long-haul Boeing (BA.N) 777s. Lufthansa is among airlines hit by delivery delays to the Airbus A320neo, a version […]