… Airlines tickets for first class travelers hit $7000 … Only government officials can afford new price — Ojikutu … Businesses may soon shift to Ghana, Benin Republic if needful is not done — Adewale By Uthman Salami and Seun…
…Open foreign exchange earnings account with CBN to address challenges — Ojikutu tells Operators By Ogaga Ariemu Nigeria’s aviation industry is set to witness more woes. This is as the National President, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Aviation analyst, Capt.…
African airlines are expected to lose about $700million in 2022, as their demand is expected to reach 72per cent of pre-COVID level. This was disclosed by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) via its economic outlook. According to the statement,…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that it will sanction airlines involved in price fixing or any gang up by local and international carriers to fix price of flight tickets without its knowledge. NCAA’s Director…
Nigerian airlines have said within the year they have lost at least $60 million dollars to Bird Aircraft Strike Hazard (BASH) also known as bird strikes and at the same time refunded over N20billion for cancelled flights. This is just…
By Tobi Adetunji. There are mixed feelings in the aviation sector over the proposal for slots allocation for airlines operating scheduled flights. By slot allocation, each airline would be allocated a slot for take-off and any operator failing to depart…
By Tobi Adetunji Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has warned that any delay for two hours and beyond, the carrier will reimburse passengers the full volume of their tickets. Speaking at the weekly State House Briefing in Aso Villa, Abuja,…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Presidential Steering Committee on COVID-19 has issued a travel advisory for passengers arriving Nigeria from Brazil, India and Turkey with a $3500 fine on airlines that violate the travel protocols set for specific countries. The committee…
By Peace Busari After much yearning and clamour, the Federal Government of Nigeria’s N4billion COVID-19 palliatives to the airline subset of the aviation industry has arrived but not without intrigue as it seems some airlines may have received the said…
