FAAN, Bi-Courtney differ on approach to aviation revenue
By Dickson Omobola Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited, operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, MMA2, have recommended different approaches to growing the country’s aviation revenue, with the airport management agency advocating a comprehensive review of taxes, levies and charges.Although FAAN said there was a need for transparency […]
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 […]
Emirates: COVID-19 PCR tests mandatory for all inbound, transit passengers
…returns Lagos, Abuja to its route network By Jimoh Babatunde As some selected foreign airlines return to the country, weekend, with the re-opening of the airspace for commercial flights, Emirates airline has said that COVID-19 PCR tests will be mandatory for all inbound and transit passengers arriving to Dubai (and the UAE), including UAE citizens, […]
Lagos Airport receives first international flight after resumption
By Lawani Mikairu The Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos Saturday received its first flight as international flights operations resumed in the country after the suspension of all flights in March due to the Covid-19 pandemic. This is just as Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will be opened on Monday, 7th September for international flights. […]
Commercial flights resume in Enugu airport Monday
By Dennis Agbo Day and night commercial flight operations will on Monday resume in full swing at the rehabilitated Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu, Vanguard can authoritatively report. The development followed a Notam issued by the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, NAMA Aeronautical Information Service, on Friday September 4, 2020. Based on the Notam, flights operations […]
Canada slaps first fines on plane travellers without masks
Two Canadians have been fined Can$1,000 (US$765) each for refusing to wear masks on passenger flights, marking the first such sanctions against travelers in the country amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, the transportation ministry announced Friday. Under a federal order, all travelers must wear a face mask during boarding, the flight itself and when disembarking. […]
