A former Special Advisor on Investment and Rapid Airport Development to the Minister of Aviation, Dr. Daniel Tarka has said in order to solve the major problem in air transport in Nigeria, which is obsolete infrastructure, the federal government should fully embrace public private partnership (PPP). Tarka who spoke to THISDAY in exclusive interview on […]
No injury was recorded yesterday night when Flight U5 0513 operated by United Nigeria Airlines skidded off the runway on landing at the Runway 18L at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Embraer EMB145 aircraft with four crew members had 51 passengers onboard who were evacuated shortly after the incident. Statement from the airline, signed by […]
Airline operators and other stakeholders in the aviation industry have condemned the frequent runway closure at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, saying that such closures have become major cause of delays and flight cancellations. The stakeholders also said that major reason for the closures is the […]
Nigerian domestic carriers are set to bring in new aircraft, increase their fleet, but the challenge they face is that airport facilities are not expanding to accommodate more aircraft and increase in passenger traffic. The report notes that inadequate and obsolete airport infrastructure could retard growth of the aviation sector Recently, travel expert and the […]
While passengers accuse airlines of being responsible for flight delays and cancellations, Writer looks at how inadequate airport facilities, paucity of technical personnel contribute to hiccups in flight operations On the eve of Christmas last year, a Nigerian living in the US, flew into Nigeria to spend the Christmas holidays, and his children joined him, […]
