Category: Aviation

Who Gets What? Breakdown of CBN’s $265m To Airlines

ADEOLA YUSUF

$265m released for Outstanding Ticket Sales – CBN In a move to check a brewing crisis in the country’s aviation sector, the Central Bank of Nigeria CBN has released the sum of 265 million dollars to airlines operating in the country, to settle outstanding ticket sales. A breakdown of the figure indicates that the sum of 230 million dollars was released as special Foreign exchange intervention while another sum of 35 million dollars was released through retail S.M.I.S auction. READ ALSO We Are Quitting Nigeria Sept 1 and Here is The…

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We Are Quitting Nigeria Sept 1 and Here is The Reason – Emirates

ADEOLA YUSUF

Mega carrier, Emirates Airlines has said it would stop all flight operations to Nigeria due to its inability to repatriate its funds from Nigeria. The carrier in a statement obtained by Platforms Africa said that it had tried every avenue to address its ongoing challenges in repatriating funds from Nigeria and had made considerable efforts to initiate dialogue with the relevant authorities for their urgent intervention to help find a viable solution. READ ALSO: Electricity Workers Suspend Strike as Industry Loses N2.3bn In Hours Africa’s Aviation in Turbulence, Bumpy Flights…

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Emirates Slashes Nigeria Service, Blames $85m Trapped Revenue

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Details of letter the airline sent to the Nigerian government   Dubai’s Emirates has announced reduction in flights to Nigeria this month due to troubles repatriating revenue from Africa’s most populous nation. Emirates, according to a letter sent to the government and seen by Reuters, plans to cut the number of flights to Lagos to seven from 11 by mid-August, the letter said, adding it had $85 million stuck in the country as of July, a figure that had been rising by $10 million per month. READ ALSO Shell, AFC,…

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Abuja To Lagos N100k, Lagos To Kano N120k, Again Airlines Hike Fares

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Full list of how much you will pay on your next flights to Port Harcourt, Kano, Lagos and reason for latest fares hike, second time in five months   Nigeria airlines have slammed about 100 percent fares hike on domestic flights. Platforms Africa reports that the least of the fares is now N80,000 depending on the trip. This is the second time in five months that air fares have been hiked over the rising cost of aviation fuel and foreign exchange (FX) crisis. Azman Air flight from Lagos to Kano/Kaduna…

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Africa’s Aviation in Turbulence, Bumpy Flights

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Tips on how to manage psychological trauma that passengers usually experience during heavy turbulence in a flight, and why airlines usually insist cellphones are switched off during take off and landing, as given by an aviation expert, Dr Dayo Kayode, during Platforms Africa weekly e-Discourse. What is the state of aviation industry in Africa? The state of this industry is like others in Africa. A situation whereby the governments in Africa have refused to choose their priorities right while also not allowing industries to thrive through corruption. We can imagine…

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How Nigeria Air’ll Begin Operations With 3 Borrowed Aircrafts -Minister

ADEOLA YUSUF

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has given details of how the country’s national carrier, Nigeria Air, will begin operations with three borrowed aircarfts. The Nigeria’s Federal Executive Council, FEC, has on Wednesday, given an approval to Nigeria Air to lease aircraft to enable it start operations as country’s national carrier. READ ALSO: ASUU Demands Ban of Foreign Education for Public Officials’ Children Fame To Penury: Up, Down-the-Ladder Journey of Ajala, Globetrotter On Vespa Naira crashes to N710 per dollar Portable Mocks Headies, Reacts To 2022 Award Ban Sirika who…

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BREAKING: Nigeria’s Oldest Carrier, Aero Contractors, Stops Operations

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Why we did it, company opens up in a statement to Platforms Africa Nigeria’s oldest airline, Aero Contractors, has temporarily suspended operations. Platfirms Africa reports that this, according to a statement from the company, is due to the impact of the challenging operating environment on its daily operations. “The management of Aero Contractors Company of Nig. Ltd. wish to announce the temporary suspension of its scheduled passenger services operations with effect from Wednesday, July 20, 2022. READ ALSO Ghana Confirms Cases As Marburg Virus Rocks Country COVID-19 vaccine, a ploy…

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Nigeria Air Traffic Controllers Lampoons FAAN Over Runway Closure

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“Closing runway 18L of the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, Lagos, by FAAN, without communicating to NATCA, unfortunate”   The Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers Association, NATCA, yesterday, berated the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, for closing runway 18L of the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, Lagos, without informing it. This came as the President of the association, Mr. Yomi Agoro, disclosed that air traffic controllers across the country are grossly inadequate to manage the existing airports. READ ALSO: Lagos Int’l Airport Shut, Flights…

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JUST IN: Friday 8th July Is Arafat Day, Saturday, 9th Eid-el-Adha – Saudi

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Day of two Sermons/Khutbah: it’s another single day for Arafat and Jum’ah    The Arafat Day, which falls on the 9th day of Dul Hijjah is Friday, July 8, while Saturday, July 9 is the first Day of Eid-el-Adha, Saudi Authority has declared. Platforms Africa reports that this followed the sighting of the crescent moon on Wednesday evening. It has been announced that the five-da5y Eid Al-Adha celebration will begin on July 9. READ ALSO: No Hajj, Come For Refund, Lagos To Intending Pilgrims as Saudi Dashes Hope of 5,000…

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Ekweremadu: David Nwamini Is 21 Year-Old – Nigeria Immigration

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Nigeria Immigration Boss, Isah Jere Idris, opens up on reports alleging that the issuance of a Nigerian Standard Passport to one man who has been mentioned in an ongoing investigation by the UK authorities on human trafficking case did not follow due process.   David Ukpo Nwamini, a Nigerian mentioned in an ongoing investigation by the UK authorities on human trafficking case is 21 Year-old according to the verified passport issued to him by the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Comptroller General of NIS, Isah Jere Idris, has declared. Platforms Africa…

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