Over the years, it has been taken for granted by policy makers and appointed political leaders who manage air transport in Nigeria that Nigerian airlines do not have capacity and therefore will not be encouraged to operate international destinations. An industry insider told THISDAY that when the former Minister of Aviation was chiding Nigerian carriers, telling […]
The African Export-Import Bank (Afrexim) has expressed commitment to financing aircraft acquisition for Nigerian airlines. Afrexim Bank which provides financing solutions and advisory services for the expansion, diversification, promotion and development of intra-and extra-African trade made the commitment during the sideline meeting with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, at the on-going […]
There have been strident calls by airline operators, demanding for one-off tax on flight ticket by aviation agencies. The operators have decried the multiple taxation, which they say is fluid, confusing and exploitative, noting that when these taxes are built into the ticket, travellers tend to think that the total cost of ticket is […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has signalled regular unscheduled monthly inspection of airports nationwide to address the expectations of the travelling public who travel by air across the country. This will be conducted by the top officials in aviation and other stakeholders, including the Minister, head of agencies, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of […]
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has assured that there would be improved capacity in domestic air travel, as more airlines join schedule flight service and expand their fleet. The minister made this known at the weekend in Lagos when Xejet, which hitherto operated high class charter service, started schedule commercial operations, […]
