Pilgrims, stakeholders airline operators have commended the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over the successful commencement of the 2024 airlift of pilgrims to the Holy Land, Saudi Arabia. The stakeholders said that at all the airports the airlifting is taking place, there is absence of hiccups that characterized the exercise in the previous years. […]
Hundreds of intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia were stranded yesterday at the Muhammad Murtala International Airport(MMIA) Lagos, as the indigenous carrier, Arik Air failed to provide aircraft to airlift them to the Holy Land. The affected intending pilgrims were those scheduled to be carried by the private tour operators under the aegis of Association of Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON). Some of the tour […]
Medview Airline CEO, Muneer Bankole yesterday condemned the policy of the National Hajj Commission (NAHCON) whereby it tends to favour foreign airlines in the allocation of airlift of pilgrims to the Holly Land. He therefore called on the Commission to give priority to indigenous carriers over their foreign counterparts to create employment opportunities for Nigerians, […]
Med-View Airline will on Sunday September 10 commence the airlift of pilgrims from Saudi Arabia back to Nigeria. Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Alhaji Muneer Bankole who disclosed this said that over 17,000 pilgrims would be airlifted back home, assured that the return trips would be completed in two weeks. The airline airlifted pilgrims […]
The CEO of Medview Airline, Muneer Bankole said that government has to do more to improve air travel in Nigeria, but as at now air travel in the country is tough. Bankole spoke to selected journalists recently in Kaduna. We heard that your operation to London has been infringed upon because of issues concerning […]
