With the rainy season in full bloom, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has warned that there would be more heavy rainfall in Lagos and other coastal areas in the country that might disrupt flight operations. This is just as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has assured that its navigational aids would enhance flight operations […]
Aviation Minister, Senator Hadi Sirika, has disclosed that local air passengers in Nigeria who suffer flight delays at the airport for two hours or more are entitled to a refund of their full ticket value from the airline. This is coming as Azman Air flight from Lagos to Maiduguri en-route Abuja was yesterday forced to […]
Besides human error, the weather has been identified as major cause of air accidents. The writer notes that recent weather-related incidents in flight operations call for another review of agencies and airlines collaboration on flight safety Recently there was a virile video where passengers who disembarked from one of United Nigeria Airlines flight knelt down […]
The National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) said that poor equipment and inadequate personnel impede the ability of its members to effectively manage flight movement in Nigeria’s airspace. This was disclosed at the weekend by NATCA President, Mr. Abayomi Agoro who identified dearth of controllers, obsolete and poor equipment as some of the challenges threatening […]
The Chairman House of Representatives Committee on Aviation, Hon. Nnolim Nnaji, has stressed the need for more funding of the aviation agencies to enable them cope with the increase in demands for air travel. Nnaji made this known in Abuja, during an interaction between the committee and the heads of agencies led by the Permanent […]
