Category: Aviation

Hajj: Saudi Lifts Embargo On Nigeria, 16 Others, Ends COVID-19 Protocols

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigerians and citizens of 16 other countries aiming to perform the 2022 Hajj and religious rites can now start preparing for the pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia has lifted the ban imposed on flights coming to and departing from Nigeria and 16 other countries. The government has also relaxed some of the protocols including suspending social distancing at the Grand Mosque and others earlier imposed across the country to flatten the Coronavirus curve. This means that Nigerians and citizens of the 16 other countries aiming to perform the 2022 Hajj…

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Apprehension As 168 Passenger – Dana Plane Develops Fault Minutes To Take-Off

ADEOLA YUSUF

When a strange sound and alarm sounded 8n the plane, the frightened passengers raised their voices and insisted that the plane will not take them to their destination Over 168 passengers of Dana Air flight 9J359 Lagos to Abuja have escaped death following a strange faulty sound from the aircraft while approaching the Muritala Mohammed Airport runway for take-off. A report by NewsDirect showed that the plane had been cleared for take-off and was taxing towards the runway for take-off when a strange sound and alarm sounded. The passengers raised…

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FCCPC Probes Air Fares Hike by Arik, Dana, Azman, Ibom Air, Others

ADEOLA YUSUF

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has said the Commission has commenced an investigation to unravel the circumstances surrounding the “coordinated” hike in air fares by some domestic airline operators in the country. Many Nigerians, who decried the hike in the air fares, had called for the intervention of the FCCPC to reduce the sudden hike by domestic carriers in the country. However, the Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive of the FCCPC, Babatunde Irukera, has said that the Commission with the collaboration of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA)…

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JUST IN: Evacuation of 5000 Nigerians From Ukraine to Gulp $8.5m

ADEOLA YUSUF

Buhari approves money for immediate airlifting of stranded citizens as death toll rises in Ukraine   President Muhammadu Buhari has approved $8.5 million for immediate evacuation of about 5,000 Nigerians caught in Russia, Ukraine war. The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Nigeria, Zubairu Dada, alongside the Humanitarian Minister, Hajiya Sadiya Umar Farouk, made this known to State House correspondents at the end of the virtual meeting of the Federal Executive Council (FEC). READ ALSO: Some Nigerians Trapped In Ukraine Refusing to Come Home – Minister UK, U.S., 25…

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AIR PEACE SHOULD STOOP TO CONQUER IN KANO, BY CHIDO NWAKANMA

ADEOLA YUSUF

It was stunning to read on many platforms people urging Air Peace Airlines and its chairman to adopt a gung-ho approach in missed flights by the Emir of Kano. It is unhelpful to the airline. The critical issues involved include aviation practice, a penchant for flight delays becoming a negative rap, business interest and cultural communication. A. AVIATION PRACTICE. People in the industry confirm that airlines delay flights in case of delays of the connecting flight. It would not be unusual for Air Peace to have done so for its…

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Airline Operators Hike Economy Class Ticket For Nigerians To N50,000

ADEOLA YUSUF

The 100% increase, which has taken effect immediately with price changes obvious on the website of many airlines, comes amidst rising inflation in the country and widely bemoaned economic hardship. Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have increased the price of flight tickets for economy class to Fifty thousand naira. Platforms Africa reports that the increment was concluded at the meeting of the operators in Lagos on Saturday where the operators outlined the high cost of jet A1 fuel, forex scarcity, double-digit inflation, increase in ground handling charges, cost of buying…

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Woman Delivered Of Baby Boy During Flight From Ghana To US +PHOTOS

ADEOLA YUSUF

“U.S or Ghana? Where is the child’s place of birth?” A pregnant woman has been safely delivered of a baby boy during a United Airlines flight (UA 977) from Ghana to the US on Sunday. Ghanaian broadcaster, Nancy Adobea Anane, who was on board shared the good news on her Instagram page. She said that a Ghanaian doctor, Dr Ansah-Addo helped to deliver the baby. She said, “The baby who was due late February decided to arrive 34,000 ft above sea level. “Dr. Ansah-Addo a Ghanaian practicing in the USA…

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Omicron: Airlines’ passenger traffic crashes by 65%

ADEOLA YUSUF

A new report by the International Air Transport Association has revealed that African airlines’ passenger traffic fell by 65% in 2021 due to the increasing impact of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. IATA report read in part, “African airlines’ international traffic fell 65.2 per cent last year compared to 2019, which was the best performance among regions. Capacity dropped 56.7 per cent, and load factor sank 14.1 percentage points to 57.3 per cent. Demand for the month of December was 60.5 per cent below the year-ago period, a deterioration from…

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Emirates Resumes Flights From Five African Countries, Excludes Nigeria

ADEOLA YUSUF

Flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Emirates Airlines, has announced the resumption of passenger flight operations to five African countries but Nigeria was not on the list. The African countries on the list include Ghana, Guinea, Angola, Ivory Coast, and Uganda. Emirates in an update on its website announced that it has resumed flights between the African countries after an earlier ban due to the Omicron variant of the Coronavirus. READ ALSO: Lagos To Partially Close Marine Bridge For Repair Works “From 13 January 2022, Emirates will resume…

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Commuters to Pay More As Lagos Slams ₦800 Daily Levy on Transporters

ADEOLA YUSUF

N800 levy, outside of NURTW, RTEAN dues, is to hike transport fare in Lagos beginning from February 1   The Lagos State government, on Tuesday, introduced a daily ₦800 consolidated informal transport levy for transporters in the state, Platforms Africa reports. The levy is outside the union dues collected by the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) and the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria (RTEAN). Lagos State finance commissioner, Dr Rabiu Olowo, who revealed this at the agreement-signing ceremony by Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), local councils and…

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