In June 2023, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, renamed the Maiduguri airport to Muhammadu Buhari International Airport and designated it as international facility. The re-naming of the airport, according to industry stakeholders, will allow the airport to provide services to both foreign and local airlines for scheduled international flights. Maiduguri Airport was established in 1950, 10 years […]
A Max Air fight VM1623 with registration number 5N-BBM, on Thursday, suffered ‘engine abnormality during its ascent and had to make an emergency landing, known in the industry as air return. The airline said the flight crew, following established procedures, shut down the affected engine and safely returned to Maiduguri International Airport and all passengers […]
On Monday Nigeria’s oldest carrier, Aero Contractors operated its inaugural flight to Maiduguri, capital of Borno state amid fanfare and excitement. Aero was able to add Maiduguri to its route because it has started growing its aircraft fleet. About a month ago, the airline known for its safety record in its 62 years of operation, […]
Arik Air said it has reintroduced flights from Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport Abuja, to Maiduguri, effective from May 10. The Airline revealed that the four weekly Abuja-Maiduguri flights would operate on Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays. Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, Arik Air CEO said that passengers traveling from Lagos could connect seamlessly to the service from Abuja. […]
Stakeholders in the aviation industry have called on airlines to develop a collaborative system that will ensure that the interest of passengers is protected when they cancel or delay flights. The objective of the collaboration is to enable a passenger to travel with any available flight to his destination as long as he has valid […]
