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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
FEDERAL Government of Nigeria has approved the request for the construction of a new International Airport in Ebonyi State following a request by Governor David Umahi. David Umahi Minister for Aviation, Hadi Sirika conveyed the approval in a letter to Governor Umahi which was signed by the Director Safety and Technical […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Abuja ____ _________ PRESS RELEASE No: MFA/PR/2019/42 AIR PEACE TO EVACUATE NIGERIANS FROM SOUTH AFRICA The Ministry of Foreign Affairs wishes to inform the general public that following the recent unfortunate xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals, including Nigerians in South Africa, the Proprietor of Air Peace Airlines […]
Some flights to and from the UK are facing delays and cancellations due to problems affecting French airspace. British Airways said flights heading to, or passing over, France and Spain had been affected. EasyJet said it has been forced to cancel 180 flights out of almost 2,000 scheduled to take off […]
Pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong have blocked roads to the territory’s airport, disrupting the operation of the major Asian transport hub. Trains to the airport were halted and roads blocked. Passengers had to walk to the terminal. Most flights operated as normal, but delays were reported. Thousands of black-clad protesters then […]
The scarcity of aviation fuel otherwise known as Jet A1 earlier in the week disrupted the planned return of some Nigerian pilgrims who travelled to Saudi Arabia for the hajj. About 265 pilgrims were said to have been delayed when Skypower Express Airlines, a charter operator for the hajj, could not […]
Domestic airlines operating in Nigeria recorded 16,429 cases of delayed flights between January and June 2019 according to figures released by the Consumer Protection Department of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). A document issued by the department and obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos, showed […]
The management of Arik Air says it will commence flight services to Asaba Airport in Delta from Aug. 29. Arik Air Mr Adebanji Ola, Arik Communications Manager, made this known on Monday in Lagos. Ola said that the airline would be operating daily flights from the Murtala Muhammed Airport Domestic Terminal […]