The federal government has projected that the major international airports: the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano and the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa would be processing about 55 million passengers annually by 2048. This was the estimate made by the Outline […]
Aviation industry stakeholders have expressed optimism that the resumption of domestic flight operations will kick-start nation’s economy. According them, this is because entrepreneurs and business leaders move by the fastest means possible and air travel is the only provider of such mode of travelling in Nigeria. The Director of Flight Operations of Air Peace, Captain […]
NCAA suspends issuance of certificates to airlines, pilots International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said Nigerian airlines have airlifted 3.5 million fewer passengers resulting in a $760 million revenue loss since the onset of the disruptions caused by COVID-19 pandemic. The fallout of the setback would endanger 91,380 jobs and $650 million contribution to […]
Over the years Nigeria has not recorded tremendous growth in passenger traffic on domestic air transport. The development has been attributed to poor per capita income by industry stakeholders. Travel expert and organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market, Ikechi Uko, while speaking with THISDAY, said more Nigerians would travel by air if there was improvement […]
There are indications that more passengers travelled both in international and domestic routes in 2018 than the previous year, which was an improvement when compared with the decline recorded between 2015 and 2016. This signified significant growth rate for Nigeria that came out of an economic recession that climaxed in 2016. Data from Financial Derivatives […]
