TRAVEL

Travelstart, Uber Partner to Ease Cost of Flights, Airport Movement for Travellers

  Travelstart, major online travel agency in Nigeria is partnering with Uber, which connects independent drivers with riders, to bring down the cost of flight ticket and the drive to the airport in order to encourage people to travel. Country Manager, Travelstart, Bukky Akomolafe, explained that the partnership is aimed at bringing down the cost […]

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United Airlines passengers ‘pushed’ back into their seats as plane abruptly aborts landing in Boston

A United Airlines flight was asked to cancel its landing at Boston Logan International Airport on Monday because a plane was still on the runway, FOX Business reports. United Airlines Flight 2267 was asked to cancel its landing at Boston Logan International Airport by an air traffic controller on Monday at 10:45 p.m. because an […]

Aviation

Over 16 Million Passengers Passed Through Nigeria’s Airports in 2022

The total number of passengers that passed through Nigeria’s airports in 2022, increased to 16, 172, 433, higher than the 15 million passenger movement in 2021, according to statistics released by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). Also, the determination of many Nigerians to leave the country in the now well-known japa syndrome boosted the […]

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FAAN Bans 2 Immigration Officers from Airport Jobs for Extorting 14-year-old Passenger

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday announced that it has permanently banned two officers from the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) from airport jobs for stealing money from a 14-year-old passenger at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos. In a press statement, the agency said the officers had refunded the stolen money and their […]

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Ramp Driver at MMA2 Returns Forgotten Bag of Passenger Containing Multimillion Naira Worth of Valuables

A ramp driver at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos Terminal Two (MMA2) has returned a bag containing bundles of local and foreign currencies, jewelry and other valuables worth millions of Naira forgotten inside one of the buses that convey travellers to the foot of the aircraft. The driver dutifully submitted the bag to the management […]