Category: Aviation

Coronavirus: Emirates Airline Asks Staff To Proceed On One Month Unpaid Leave
March 3, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Emirates Airline Asks Staff To Proceed On One Month Unpaid Leave

Major international airline, Emirates, is asking staff to take unpaid leave for up to a month at a time due to the rapidly spreading coronavirus that has led to flight cancellations around the world.Emirates has cancelled flights to Iran, Bahrain...
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British Airways, Ryanair Cancel Flights As Bookings Drop
March 3, 2020 No Responses

British Airways, Ryanair Cancel Flights As Bookings Drop

British Airways and budget rival Ryanair have cancelled hundreds of flights as demand for travel drops amid fears about the spread of coronavirus. BA is cancelling 216 flights from 16-28 March from London to destinations including New York, Italy, France,...
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Dana Air Introduces Additional Flights On Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo Routes
February 28, 2020 No Responses

Dana Air Introduces Additional Flights On Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo Routes

As part of it route consolidation and route expansion project, Dana Air has introduced additional flights on it Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Uyo routes. The additional flights which would be operated by the airline’s latest Boeing 737 aircraft, will...
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More Flights Suspended Over Coronavirus
February 26, 2020 No Responses

More Flights Suspended Over Coronavirus

Gulf states have imposed more flight restrictions in an effort to try to slow the spread of the coronavirus outbreak. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has suspended all flights to and from Iran apart from Tehran. Bahrain has also suspended...
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Coronavirus: Airlines To Lose $30b
February 21, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Airlines To Lose $30b

Airlines stand to lose $29.3bn (£23.7bn) of revenue this year due to the coronavirus outbreak, the global airline industry body has warned. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) predicts demand for air travel will fall for the first time in...
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British Airways Apologises To Customers
February 20, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Apologises To Customers

British Airways on Thursday apologised to its customers for the inconveniences they experienced in the recent delays and diversions of flights at the Lagos Airport.Mr Kola Olayinka, the airline’s General Manager, West Africa, made the apology in a statement ...
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Panel Probes FAAN, NAMA
February 18, 2020 No Responses

Panel Probes FAAN, NAMA

The House of Representatives has directed its Committee on Aviation to investigate non-installation of Instrument Landing System (ILS) and other supporting equipment at  airports across the country.The decision followed a motion of Urgent Public Importanc...
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Coronavirus Triggers Boom In Private Jet
February 18, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus Triggers Boom In Private Jet

Private jet operators have seen a big spike in requests from passengers wanting to charter their own planes during the coronavirus outbreak. With airlines scaling back flights in and out of China, some travellers are stuck inside or outside the...
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Airlines Apologise To Passengers Over Delays, Cancellations
February 16, 2020 No Responses

Airlines Apologise To Passengers Over Delays, Cancellations

Some airlines at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, have apologised to passengers over flight delays and cancellations in the last one week. They all attributed the flight delays and cancellations to bad weather conditions during separate inte...
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British Airways Passengers Seek Compensation
February 13, 2020 No Responses

British Airways Passengers Seek Compensation

Some passengers on British Airways enroute London and United States of America (USA) to Lagos, Nigeria have called for compensation from the airline for abandoning them in Abuja.Some of them who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
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Owerri Airport Fire: FAAN Alerts Airlines, Others
February 12, 2020 No Responses

Owerri Airport Fire: FAAN Alerts Airlines, Others

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has alerted airline operators and other airport users about a bush fire incident at the Sam Mbakwe International Cargo Airport, Owerri. Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN General Manager, Corporate Affairs, explained th...
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Dickson Inaugurates Bayelsa Airport
February 11, 2020 No Responses

Dickson Inaugurates Bayelsa Airport

Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has urged the Federal Government to issue operational license to the Bayelsa Airport inaugurated on Monday. Performing the ceremony in Amassoma, Southern-Ijaw Local Government Area, Dickson also inaugurated the 2.5 kil...
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South African Airways Scraps More Routes
February 7, 2020 No Responses

South African Airways Scraps More Routes

South Africa’s national carrier announced on Thursday that it will stop flying to a dozen national and international destinations as part of its restructuring effort. The airline explained would shut down its routes from Johannesburg to Abidjan, Entebbe, Gua...
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Dubai Airport Records 3.1 Per Cent Decline In Passenger Traffic
February 5, 2020 No Responses

Dubai Airport Records 3.1 Per Cent Decline In Passenger Traffic

Dubai International Airport on Wednesday said it recorded a 3.1 per cent decline in its 2019 passenger traffic.The airport blamed the decline on a temporary closure of one of its runways and the grounding of the Boeing 737 Max aircraft.The...
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