It has been established that air travel in Africa is costly and cumbersome due to huge government taxes and immigration bureaucracies, a development that is retarding economic growth of the African continent. The Managing Director of Asky Airlines, Mr. Esayas WoldeMaria, who established the fact, while speaking recently at Accra Wiezo in Accra, Ghana after […]
International carriers have dominated the air travel market in West Africa, due to lack of capacity of indigenous airlines and intrigues by individual countries in the sub-region. Consequently, African airlines continue to struggle to have a piece of the market. With a population of about 429,312,101 and passenger traffic of over 21 million per annum, […]
Nigeria largest carrier, Air Peace marked its 8th anniversary and gave its customers and frequent flyers free flight tickets. The airline’s stations nationwide were decorated to reflect the celebrations and it has initiated a couple of social media activities to reward lucky customers with free flight tickets. The Spokesperson of Air Peace, Stanley Olisa, expressed […]
With the highest passenger traffic in West Africa, Nigeria ought to develop major airport infrastructure that takes advantage of its international, regional flight operations One key advantage the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, has over all other airports in Nigeria is that it has virgin land for expansion. Playing second fiddle to the Murtala Muhammed […]
Banjul Accord Group Accident Investigation Agency (BAGAIA), has adopted the BAGAIA Safety Regulations 2021 to help member states in the sub-region to be compliant with International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Anne 13 which deals primarily with accident investigation. The safety regulations presented to member states in March 2021, aims to ensure that all signatories use […]
