FAAN Refutes Bomb Scare at Hajj Terminal, Lagos Airport

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has refuted the report making the rounds about bomb scare at the Hajj and Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport on Tuesday, saying that the rumour was unfounded. In a statement signed by the agency’s spokesperson, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN explained that at about 9:30 am, an […]

Sustaining Facility Upgrades at Airports

It is expected that soon the new airport terminal at Abuja, Lagos and Kano airports would be put to use as the projects are nearing completion. In the past two years, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had striven to meet international standard practices in airport security, facilitation and personnel development in order to […]

FIRS Boss Didn’t Delay Our Flight, Air Peace Says

Air Peace has refuted a media report alleging that the Chairman of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS), Mr. Babatunde Fowler was responsible for the delay of one of its flights recently. A statement issued by the airline’s Corporate Communications Manager, Mr. Chris Iwarah yesterday described the report as an unwarranted attempt to tarnish the […]

Why FG May not Concession Nation’s Airports

Despite the promise by the federal government to concession the nation’s airports, starting with the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and three other major airports in Kano, Abuja and Port Harcourt, there are indications that this plan may not be actualised in the foreseeable future. THISDAY investigations have revealed that government had already concessioned […]

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Medview Apologises to Passengers over Disruption on Its Lagos-London Flights

About 120  passengers billed to travel to London from Lagos on Medview Airline flight were  yesterday stranded when the domestic carrier could not make operating aircraft available.  Many of the passengers arrived the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos by 8:00 am for1:00 pm and waited beyond the flight time without any word from the […]