Anambra govt under fire over plans to construct another airport
By Dickson Omobola The decision of Anambra State government to construct another airport has come under severe criticisms, with many describing it as a misplaced priority. The backlash comes nine months after the state government dismissed reports of a proposed airport in Ndikelionwu, Orumba North Local Government Area, barely 60 kilometres by road from the […]
Airline traffic to fall by two-thirds this year ― IATA
Global airlines have revised traffic forecasts lower, sector federation IATA said Tuesday, warning that hundreds of thousands of jobs are at risk without more state aid. The International Air Transport Association downgraded its 2020 traffic forecast following a “dismal end to the summer travel season” in the northern hemisphere and now expects it to be […]
Why we observe social distancing only at airports’ terminals ― FG
By Dirisu Yakubu – Abuja The federal government says adherence to social distancing in the era of coronavirus is only applicable at airports terminals and not in the cabin. Following the resumption of flights locally and internationally, owing to the global COVID-19 pandemic which grounded airport operations for months, there have been complaints about breach […]
Nigerian airline operators elect new executives
By Lawani Mikairu Domestic airline owners, under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, Thursday elected new executive members to run the affairs of the association. The election which took place in Lagos saw the emergence of new President of the association, Alhaji (Dr.) Abdulmunaf Yunusa, founder of Azman Airline and the President of […]
COVID-19: Only functional airlines will benefit from N27bn palliative ― FG
By Lawani Mikairu Director General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, Captain Musa Nuhu has disclosed that the federal government palliatives for Nigerian airlines to cushion the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on their operations will only be accessed by domestic airlines that are functional and operating regular flights. Captain Nuhu made the disclosure in Lagos at […]
Kingsley Kuku never purchased airplanes for us ― Air Peace
By Lawani Mikairu Air Peace has said that contrary to a recent online report, the former Special Adviser to the President on Niger Delta Affairs and Chairman of the Presidential Amnesty Office, Mr Kingsley Kuku never purchased aircraft for the airline. It said the report was a rehash of old, false stories. In a statement […]
