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How Lessors Rip-off Nigerian Airlines With Exorbitant Rates

International airlines
It has emerged that the Nigerian air travel market has become a huge windfall for leasing companies, as they rake in millions of dollars from Nigerian airlines. According to FlavisionRead More

United Nigeria Airlines CEO Commends Air Peace, Cautions Against Undue Criticism

Chief Executive Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo
The Chief Executive Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, Dr. Obiora Okonkwo, has commended Air Peace for the feat it has attained in eight years of operation to become one ofRead More

How Federal Airports Authority, NAMA Rip Off Airlines At Sunset Airports

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA)
With the cost of operation hitting the roof and many domestic airlines facing liquidation, it has emerged the airlines are being ripped off by regulators via landing charges. Local operatorsRead More

NCAA Warns Pilots Over Hazardous Weather

Airlines
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned pilots over severe thunderstorms and other hazardous weather, which hamper flight operations as the rainy season sets in. NCAA said the warningRead More

Airlines Blame Dollar Scarcity, Pandemic For Rising Airfares

International airlines
Seek CBN intervention Airlines have attributed the skyrocketing airfares, which have elicited disaffection from travellers to the scarcity of dollars and the COVID-19 pandemic. The airlines, in separate interviews withRead More

NLC Declares Strike In 18 States Over Minimum Wage

Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
Issues 14-day ultimatum to airlines The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) yesterday directed workers in all the states where the national minimum wage of N30,000 is yet to be paid toRead More

Emirates To Start Airlifting Nigerian Passengers From February 28

United Arab Emirates mega carrier, Emirates Airlines
The United Arab Emirates mega carrier, Emirates Airlines, has announced that it would start airlifting Nigerian passengers from Lagos and Abuja to its hub in Dubai from February 28, 2021.Read More

Air Peace, Aero Airlines, Four Others To Resume Flights At Asaba Airport

Air Peace
Six airlines, including two frontline carriers, are set for resumption of flights into the Asaba International Airport, the Delta State capital, with effect from tomorrow, Monday, August 17th, 2020. AirRead More

Nigerian Airports Not Shut To Foreign Airlines – NAMA

Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos
The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency on Tuesday said the country’s airspace was not shut to international airlines. It said the clarification was necessary as a result of insinuations in certainRead More

Fear, Caution, Complaints As Airlines Resume Domestic Flights

Airlines
As domestic flight operations resumed at airports in Lagos and Abuja on Wednesday, travellers expressed mixed feelings as they waited to fly for the first time since March 23. Though,Read More