The federal government has announced the possible resumption of flights between Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Direct flights between both countries were suspended in March over issues relating to COVID-19 protocol. Speaking at a media briefing on Monday, Mukhtar Muhammad, national incident manager of the presidential steering committee on […]
*NANTA honours Ganduje for travel, tourism devt About nine months after Emirates Airline withdrew services from Nigeria, the lingering row has continued to hurt both Nigeria and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). While the UAE has lost patronage and revenue from one of its global busiest routes in Lagos, Nigerians too […]
• Fashola presents N7tr 2022 budget estimate to reps The Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved N47 billion for sundry contracts in the Ministries of Aviation, Works and Housing as well as the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). This was made known at the end of a virtual meeting presided over […]
United is to operate the first ever nonstop flight between Washington, D.C. and Lagos and offer more flights between D.C. and Africa than any other carrier. United Airlines announced Friday that new service between Washington, D.C. and Lagos, Nigeria will begin November 29 (subject to government approval). The airline will operate […]
In what appears an Independence Day gift to passengers from the South East, Ethiopian Airlines will on October 1, 2021, resume international flights at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu. Ethiopian, the lone passenger airliner on the route, recently opened its portal for bookings from this date. Though a lucrative route, no […]
LAGOS, 17 September 2021 – United Airlines announced today that new service between Lagos and Washington, D.C. will begin 29 November westbound and 1 December 2021 eastbound (subject to government approval). The airline will operate three weekly flights connecting Nigeria’s largest city to the U.S. capital. Tickets will be available for […]
COVID-19: Travel traffic light system scrapped – and changes to coronavirus tests for fully jabbed holidaymakers announced A major relaxing of travel rules for people entering and leaving England has been announced for the coming weeks. From 4 October, the current traffic light system of red, amber and green countries will […]
Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has splashed N20 million on the victorious Super Eagles of Nigeria after defeating Cape Verde 2-1. Onyema had promised to reward the Eagles if they beat the Blue Sharks of Cape Verde on Tuesday. The Eagles, who flew to and from Cape Verde in one […]
Dubai’s flagship carrier Emirates on Sunday announced the extension of suspension of flights on the Nigerian route till September 5. August 29, – Emirates Airlines has extended the suspension of flights from Lagos State and Abuja airports to Dubai to September 5, 2021. Emirates had earlier announced it would suspend […]
Before the end of 2023, Nigeria may be among the countries that manufacture aeroplanes as the federal government has entered into a partnership with a Hungarian airplane manufacturing company. Expressing readiness to established an assembling plant in Nigeria, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika said that the partnership with the Magnus […]