Undefined Xenophobic Attacks: Evacuation brought respect to Nigeria – Onyema

Published September 18, 2019 Air Peace boss, Onyeama, after Nigerian evacuees from South Africa arrived in Nigeria. By Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Air Peace boss, Mr Allen Onyema, has told the House of Representatives that the evacuation of Nigerians from South Africa has brought respect to Nigeria across the world. Onyema […]

Improved Infrastructure, Open Skies, Others Key To Unlocking Aviation Economy

By Wole Oyebade 18 September 2019 | 4:16 am The International Air Transport Association (IATA), yesterday, reiterated the imperatives of improved infrastructure, connectivity, safety, and technology, if Nigeria and other African countries must unlock the aviation economy. The global body, at the presentation of its latest study on the economic value […]

Breaking: Finally South Africa grants landing permit to Air Peace

ON SEPTEMBER 17, 20193:42  BY NWAFOR South African authorities have granted landing permit to Air Peace Flight B777 to enable it to evacuate some 320 Nigerians escaping from xenophobia in that country, a Nigerian consular officer has confirmed. Air Peace Nigeria’s Consul- General in Johannesburg, Mr Godwin Adama, made the confirmation […]

South Africa begs as exit of Nigerians hurts economy

By Terhemba Daka, Bridget Chiedu Onochie, Oludare Richards (Abuja), Wole Oyebade (Lagos) and Charles Coffie Gyamfi (Abeokuta) 17 September 2019 | 4:33 am South African President Cyril Ramaphosa yesterday apologised to Nigeria for the xenophobic attacks on its citizens. The apology was tendered to President Muhammadu Buhari in the State House, […]

JUST IN: 320 Nigerians to return from South Africa tomorrow

Returnee from South Africa

  By Abdullateef Aliyu, Lagos First batch of returnees from South Africa The management of Air Peace has confirmed that it would evacuate the second batch of Nigerians from South Africa on Tuesday. The airline said the flight is expected to arrive Lagos from OR Tambo International Airport at 7:00 pm […]

At Least Seven Killed as Plane Crashes in Southwest Colombia City

Crash Scene

by Adriaan Alsema At least seven people were killed when a small aircraft crashed in a residential area in a city in southwest Colombia, authorities confirmed Sunday. According to preliminary reports, the plane crashed shortly after taking off from the Guillermo Leon Valencia airport of Popayan, the capital of the Cauca […]

World’s most glamorous airport hotel ups the travel hub scene Bert Archer, CNN

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02 Incheon Korean airport hotel Incheon International Airport, South Korea — If the changes afoot in South Korea take hold around the world, we may be ushering in a new era of airport hotels. Though the hospitality industry has made great strides in delivering unique accommodations — underwater! in a space […]

Xenophobia: FG Applauds Air Peace For Successful Evacuation Of Nigerians From South Africa

Air Peace

The Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama has applauded the proprietor and management of Air Peace Airlines for the successful evacuation of the first batch of willing Nigerians from Johannesburg, South Africa. The Aircraft conveying the Nigerians arrived Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos at 9.23pm on Wednesday 11th September, 2019. […]

Nigeria plane crash: Aircraft ‘carrying 600 pilgrims’ skids along runway

Max Air

BY CHRIS KITCHING The passengers were returning from a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia when the plane crashed near Minna, Nigeria. The plane crash landed at the airport near Minna, Nigeria, it was reported A double-decker plane carrying worshippers home from an annual pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia has crash landed at an […]

Outrage at Lagos Airport as police molest airline manager over ‘unruly passenger’

IGP Mohammed Adamu

by Praise Olowe There was outrage among passengers and airline workers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA ), Lagos on Saturday following the arrest and harassment of the Duty Manager of Virgin Atlantic Airways and some other staff of the airline by some police officers who claimed to be acting […]