NIGERIA AIRWAYS: ASRTI urges Keyamo, Finance Ministry to release ex-workers’ entitlement
Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, ASRTI, has lamented the continued delay in paying the entitlements of over 4,000 former staff of the defunct Nigeria Airways, describing it as a grave injustice. Nigeria Airways, the country’s national airline, was liquidated in September 2004 by former President Olusegun Obasanjo. ASRTI said that since the Minister of Aviation […]
$600m blocked funds: NUATE writes FG, seeks crude swap to defray backlog
By Prince Okafor The National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, on Tuesday, called on the Federal Government to utilise crude oil swap to settle the backlog of over $600 million foreign airlines funds trapped in the country. The union stated that the development which has turned the nation’s image negatively globally if not addressed […]
$600m trapped fund: Foreign airlines mull pull out of Nigeria
$600m trapped fund: Foreign airlines mull pull out of Nigeria
Aviation fuel to hit N1,000/L before December
Aviation fuel to hit N1,000/L before December
Ethiopian Airlines alert Nigerians on fraudulent transactions
By Prince Okafor Ethiopian Airlines has alerted its passengers in Nigeria, and other countries on the current rise of fraudulent online transactions. A statement signed by the company’s General Manager, Shimeles Arage, said that activities of the scammers necessitated a notice to travellers and the public to beware of the criminals. According to the statement: […]
Nigeria Air: Experts fault FG’s operational model for new carrier
Nigeria Air: Experts fault FG’s operational model for new carrier
Faulty Aircraft: Lagos-bound Delta Air makes U-turn, refund passengers
Faulty Aircraft: Lagos-bound Delta Air makes U-turn, refund passengers
$85m blocked funds: Emirates slashes weekly flights to Nigeria
By Dirisu Yakubu Emirates Airlines has announced plans to reduce its weekly flights to Lagos, Nigeria from eleven to seven owing to its inability to repatriate the sum of $85m earned from ticket sales in the West African country. The airline in a letter addressed to Minister of Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika, signed by its […]
International travels airfare rise 282% to N2.1m per trip
By Prince Okafor International travels traffic from Nigeria has been hit with a major blow, as foreign exchange, blocked foreign airlines funds, amongst others have pushed the price of airfare tickets to 282 per cent in one year. This development has impacted summer travels negatively following the dynamics in the nation’s economy as passengers pay […]
Flight disruption: Calabar Airport passenger movement drops 38% to 7,403
Flight disruption: Calabar Airport passenger movement drops 38% to 7,403
How Nigeria lost 131 airlines to poor management, accidents — Investigation
How Nigeria lost 131 airlines to poor management, accidents — Investigation
Aviation fuel crisis: Passengers to experience more flight delays, cancellations
•As Jet A1 price rises 346% to N892/L in 5 months By Prince Okafor Airline passengers will experience more flight delays and cancellations in the coming days following the closures of Runway 18L, hike in aviation fuel also known as Jet A1, and suspension of aero contractors and Dana airlines. The Airlines Operators of Nigeria, […]
Airline operators, FAAN trade blames over constant flight delays
•FAAN responsible for delay — AON •We’re working on easing operations at MMA — FAAN TWO major stakeholders in the aviation sector, the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, and the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, are currently trading blames over the root cause of constant flight delays experienced by passengers. While AON insists that […]
Nigeria’s airlines lack good business strategy — Capt Ojikutu
FORmer military Commandant at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, Group Capt John Ojikutu, in this interview with Prince Okafor, identifies poor business strategy as the greatest factor undermining performance and growth of Nigeria’s airline industry.Excerpts Most airlines might shut down following the hike in Jet A1, how would you react to this?Any airline in […]
NCAA suspends Dana Air’s AOC over inability to conduct safe flights
We’ll come back stronger —Dana Air By Prince Okafor LAGOS — The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has announced the suspension of Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence, ATL, and Air Operator Certificate, AOC, indefinitely, with effect from midnight of Wednesday, July 20, 2022. According to the regulatory, the suspension was made pursuant to Section 35(2), […]
Airline operators demand immediate removal of 5% fuel surcharge
By Prince Okafor LAGOS — As a move to forestall a backlash and total shutdown of airline operations in the country, the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has called for the immediate removal of the five per cent fuel surcharge collected by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA. The airlines’ body lamented that the rise in […]
