Radisson Hotel Apartments Delta Istanbul Esenyurt coming to Turkey

Radisson Hotel Group will open it 15th hotel in Istanbul with the signing of Radisson Hotel Apartments Delta Istanbul Esenyurt. Active in several important cities in Turkey, the project will be located in one of the most rapidly growing areas of Istanbul. The new Radisson Hotel Apartments Delta Istanbul Esenyurt plays […]

Africans can now travel across more than half of the continent without getting visas beforehand

By Yomi KazeemJanuary 10, 2020 It is getting easier for Africans to travel across their own continent over the year. While the African Union has long held up its goal of integration and freer movement of Africans within the continent, the reality is that perennially, it has been easier for North […]

Iran admits to shooting down Ukrainian passenger plane unintentionally

By Eliza Mackintosh, Joshua Berlinger, Angela Dewan, Madeline Holcombe and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN Updated 0510 GMT (1310 HKT) January 11, 2020 (CNN)Iran unintentionally shot down the Ukrainian plane that crashed near Tehran this week, killing 176 people, the nation’s state media reported. The general staff of Iran’s armed forces said the […]

Air Peace expands operations to Warri

Published January 10, 2020 Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Air Peace has said, in line with its expansion drive, it has commenced flights from Abuja to Warri, Delta State. The airline’s Corporate Communications Executive, Stanley Olisa, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, adding that it was part of the vision to provide seamless […]

Flight delays increase as harmattan haze hits airports

Published January 10, 2020 Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi The number of delayed flights has increased in the last one week as harmattan haze continued to reduce visibility across some airports in the country. The newsmen gathered that both domestic and foreign airlines had been affected as […]

NCAA should focus on airlines ’financial health’

Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi Aviation analyst and Chief Executive Officer, Centurion Security and Safety Consults, Group Capt. John Ojikutu (retd.) has said that for domestic airlines to overcome growth challenges, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority should increase its financial oversight on the carriers. Ojikutu told newsmen that it had become necessary for stakeholders […]

Air France suspends flight over Iran, Iraq

ON JANUARY 8, 20209:30 AMIN NEWS Air France France’s airline Air France said on Wednesday it has suspended flights over Iraq and Iran airspace after Iranian missile strikes hit United States bases in Iraq. “Flight plans are adjusted in real-time according to the decisions of the French and regional authorities, throughout […]

NIS insists on passengers’ clearance

Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Nigeria Immigration Service has said persons crossing the nation’s international borders must comply with the procedures on passenger clearance as contained in the Immigration Act, 2015 and Immigration Regulation, 2017. This, it said, was in line with the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria guidelines on international travel. […]