It is the end of December; Flight bookings are flying off the charts, the anticipation for the year’s end celebrations is high, and it is beginning to look a lot like Christmas (No, it’s not the snow). The Christmas season has long been seen as a nostalgic holiday for many, Christians […]
Canada said on Sunday it has detected its first cases of the new Omicron strain of Covid in two people who had travelled recently to Nigeria. The government of Ontario confirmed that the two cases are in the capital, Ottawa. Federal and Ontario provincial officials said both patients are in isolation […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
IATA laments airlines’ failure to repatriate funds from Nigeria, others An estimated $963 million in airline funds are being blocked from repatriation in nearly 20 countries. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has lamented the failure of airlines to repatriate funds from several countries around the world. The organisation said an estimated $963 […]
Turkish Airlines has announced it is resuming flights between Turkey and the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus (TRNC) . The airline will be operating four flights a week to Ercan Airport. All travelers are advised to check travel restrictions at airports and also at the country of destination prior to booking, […]
Many passengers narrowly escaped death as an aircraft in the fleet of Air Peace crash-landed at the runway of the Ilorin International Airport, Kwara State. we learnt that the aircraft crashed around 9.30am on Friday morning upon landing in Ilorin from Abuja. The plane had a tyre burst and a bang […]