Aviation

Overland Airways Begins Abuja-Dutse Flights November 14

Overland Airways Begins Abuja-Dutse Flights November 14 Overland Airways, Nigeria’s leading and longest serving airline, has announced that it would re-start scheduled commercial flight services from Abuja to Dutse from November 14, 2022. The airline said that flights would operate on Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. Overland Airways flights from Abuja Airport to Dutse International Airport […]

Bernard Aviation

“NCAA Needs to Protect Consumers against Airlines”

The immediate past President of the National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) and the Managing Director of Finchglow Group, Bankole Bernard has called on the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to strengthen its consumer protection department to protect travellers from exploitation by airlines. Bernard said that since the department was downgraded to a department […]

Aviation

FAAN: SITA Disengagement to End Check-in Disruptions, Save FG $5m Annually

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) said it has ended check-in disruptions and delays for international passengers occasioned by the withdrawal of the services of SITA (Société Internationale de Télécommunications Aéronautiques), which had been providing IT and communication solutions at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The […]

Aviation

Airlines Record Low Patronage over Insecurity

Airlines have confirmed that passenger traffic has reduced in the last four weeks. This, they attributed to the growing insecurity in different parts of the country. Those who spoke to THISDAY insisted that high airfares could be a factor, but insecurity was also identified as major reason. They noted that even at the peak of […]