Nigeria Issues 2.7m Passports In Two Years

Nigeria Issues 2.7m Passports In Two Years

The Federal Government says the stress associated with the application and collection of passports will soon be a thing of the past as 2.7 million passports have been issued in two years.  The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, stated this...
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Ibom Air Celebrates One-Millionth Passenger

Ibom Air Celebrates One-Millionth Passenger

By ebosele@hotmail.com  — On Wednesday, 3rd of November, 2021, the management of Ibom Air, welcomed the airline’s one-millionth passenger on board flight number IAN4134 departing from Victor Attah International Airport Uyo to Nnamdi Azikiwe Internati...
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Morocco Bans UK Flights

Morocco Bans UK Flights

Several UK airlines and holiday companies have been told by the Moroccan government that flights will be suspended from 23:59 BST on Wednesday until further notice.  BBC also reports that flights between Morocco and Germany and the Netherlands have also.....
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Aero Contractors Debuts In Maiduguri

Aero Contractors Debuts In Maiduguri

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DR Congo Mulls New National Airline

DR Congo Mulls New National Airline

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is preparing to set up “in the coming days” a new national aviation company called “Air Congo”, according to DRC’s Ministry of Transport.  The new airline “will have to be born in the...
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Air Peace Debuts In Douala, Pledges Excellent Service

Air Peace Debuts In Douala, Pledges Excellent Service

By Moses Ebosele, ebosele@hotmail.com  — As part of its expansion drive, Air Peace has commenced flight operations into Douala, the Cameroonian capital.  Speaking at the Douala International Airport during the in...
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Air Peace Unveils Douala, Ibadan Routes

Air Peace Unveils Douala, Ibadan Routes

Air Peace has concluded plans to commence scheduled commercial flights from Lagos and Port Harcourt to Douala, the capital of Cameroon, on August 19, 2021.    A statement sent to City BusinessNews explained that the airline is also set to launch...
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Lufthansa Seeks €5.5 Fresh Capital

Lufthansa Seeks €5.5 Fresh Capital

Lufthansa halved its losses in the second quarter, compared with the pandemic-hit second quarter of last year, the German airline announced on Thursday.  This emerged from the deep crisis in the sector caused by the Coronavirus pandemic.  Chief execu...
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Air Peace Gets Gold Standard Safety Award

Air Peace Gets Gold Standard Safety Award

Air Peace has added another award to its kitty by clinching the Gold Standard Safety Award at the 15th National Delegates Conference and Symposium of the National Association of Aircraft and Pilots Engineers, NAAPE, which held recently at the NAF...
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Israel Imposes Quarantine On All Inbound Travelers

Israel Imposes Quarantine On All Inbound Travelers

Israel’s health ministry announced on Friday that all passengers entering Israeli borders would have to go through a mandatory quarantine.  The ministry said the new regulation would start from Friday.  It said that passengers arriving from the cou...
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Air Peace Resumes Banjul, Dakar Flights

Air Peace Resumes Banjul, Dakar Flights

As part of measures to provide additional options for regional connectivity, Air Peace has announced the resumption of flights operations into Banjul, the Gambia, and Dakar, Senegal, as from July 23,2021.   Spokesperson of the airline, Mr Stanley Oli...
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Egypt’s January-June Tourism Revenues Hits $3.5-4b

Egypt’s January-June Tourism Revenues Hits $3.5-4b

Egypt’s tourism revenues were between 3.5 billion dollars to 4 billion dollars during the first half of 2021 and the country received about 3.5 million tourists from January to June, Ghada Shalaby, the Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, told Reuters....
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Qatar Airways Lifts 380,000 Seafarers In 14 Months

Qatar Airways Lifts 380,000 Seafarers In 14 Months

The world’s first airport lounge for the exclusive use of seafarers and offshore workers has surpassed more than 50,000 visitors since it opened its doors in late 2020.  Located at Qatar Airways’ hub at Hamad International Airport in Doha, the...
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AIR PEACE RESUMES WARRI, FREETOWN JULY  9

AIR PEACE RESUMES WARRI, FREETOWN JULY 9

Nigeria’s premier airline, Air Peace, has announced the resumption of Warri and Freetown flight operations from July 9 and 21, 2021, respectively.   The Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this to reporters, stated that Warri ...
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