The Director General of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET), Professor Bako Mansur Matazu, has raised an alarm over the vandalisation of its weather equipment located at different airports in the country and warned that such damage would erode accurate weather forecast, which is critical for air safety. According to industry experts, 35 per cent of […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered all airlines operating International and Regional flights into Nigeria to issue Health Declaration Forms to their passengers including crew members before arriving Nigerian airports. This warning is coming on the heels of failure of some airlines operating International and Regional flights into Nigeria to provide Health Declaration […]
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that it adopted cashless policy in order to boost its revenue, facilitate foreign investment, check corruption and to eliminate the encumbering logistics of cash payment and movement. The cashless policy will take effect from May 14 and it would be adopted at the 22 airports managed […]
Last week, industry experts at a conference in Lagos, organised by the Aviation Round Table (ART), a think-tank body in the sector, x-rayed the limitations in air transport in the country, blaming the bad situation on obsolete and limited infrastructure. Thethereafter proffered ways the country could improve airport facilities and boost the industry. The experts […]
The biggest thumb down of Nigeria’s airports is the toilets. In fact, crew members of foreign airlines that operate to Nigeria do not use the toilets; so are many foreigners who travel to Nigeria. They prefer to hold in the urine or stool for longer periods of time and go to their hotels to relieve themselves. This is because […]
