Category: Aviation

Enugu Airport To Reopen Before Easter
March 13, 2020 No Responses

Enugu Airport To Reopen Before Easter

Senator  Hadi Sirika, Minister of Aviation has reiterated that Akanu Ibiam International airport, Enugu closed down in August, 2019 for runway rehabilitation will be reopened for use before Easter. A statement issued in Abuja and signed by Mr James Odaudu,...
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Kuwait Halts All Commercial Flights Over Coronavirus
March 11, 2020 No Responses

Kuwait Halts All Commercial Flights Over Coronavirus

Kuwait will halt commercial flights starting from Friday until further notice over fears of the spread of the new coronavirus.A government spokesman disclosed this after a cabinet meeting on Wednesday.“This decision does not include cargo aircraft and planes...
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Air Peace Takes Delivery Of New ERJ-145 Aircraft
March 6, 2020 No Responses

Air Peace Takes Delivery Of New ERJ-145 Aircraft

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com — Air Peace has taken delivery of a new ERJ-145 aircraft to help boost its domestic and regional operations. In a statement on Thursday, Senior Communications Executive of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa explained that...
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Coronavirus: Lufthansa Cuts Capacity By 150 Planes
March 4, 2020 No Responses

Coronavirus: Lufthansa Cuts Capacity By 150 Planes

German airline Lufthansa, on Wednesday said it would be cutting its capacity by the equivalent of 150 passenger planes in the face of plummeting demand due to the coronavirus epidemic.Lufthansa’s Frankfurt Head Office said it would make the cuts to...
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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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