Tag: airline
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Tinubu’s forex policy has transformed domestic airline operations – Okonkwo
Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, Founder, United Nigeria Airline, has commended the Federal Government for creating an enabling environment for domestic airline operators to thrive. Okonkwo said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja in commemoration of the Airline’s 4th anniversary.
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Bayelsa Govt mulls floating airline
The newly appointed Managing Director, Bayelsa International Airport, AVM Nelson Calmday, rtd, has said that plans were on by the state government to float an airline.
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Christmas party goes awry as 700 airline workers start vomiting after dinner
700 Airbus Atlantic staff are believed to have fallen ill following the company’s Christmas dinner, health authorities in France have said.
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Bellagio Airlines Appoints Former Presidential Spokesman as Executive Director
Bellagio Airlines has appointed former presidential spokesman, Ima Niboro, as Executive Director in charge of Government Affairs and Strategic Communications. This was announced today in a statement personally signed by the Chairman and CEO of the airline, Dr. Oludare Akande, OON. Dr. Akande described Niboro as an excellent choice given his vast experience in high…
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NCAA suspends Azman Air over Ticket Sales Charge
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has suspended the Air Transport Licence (ATL) of Azman Air for failure to remit N1.2 billion Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) from passengers. The Director-General of NCAA, Capt. Musa Nuhu, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Thursday.
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Airline Operators suspend proposed strike, to discuss with FG
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has called off its planned withdrawal of services over astronomical rise in aviation fuel. This is contained in a statement jointly signed by the operators and made available to newsmen in Lagos on Sunday. The airlines said they would start fresh round of dialogue with government with the hope of…
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NASS committee cautions airlines against flight delays, cancellations
Irked by incessant flight delays in the Nigerian aviation sector, the Joint National Assembly Committee on Aviation on Thursday cautioned airline operators against delays and cancelations. The committee gave the warning at a briefing after an oversight of the Nigerian
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COVID-19: FG increases international airlines capacity to 200 passengers
The Federal Government has increased available seats on the flights of international airlines to 200 passengers per aircraft operating into the two designated airports, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos and the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Capt. Musa Nuhu, the Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) disclosed this in a statement in Lagos…
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Photos: Low passenger turn out as airline resume domestic flights in Lagos, Abuja
Following the Federal Government’s decision to re-open Lagos and Abuja airports for flight operations as part of the phased ease of the lockdown occasioned by COVID-19, flights have resumed today, Wednesday, at both airports. In Lagos, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA 2) re-opened for domestic flights amid poor passenger turn out. Few…
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I won’t travel in your plane again, we almost crashed- Naira Marley attacks airline
Nigerian singer cum rapper, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley, has attacked the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Executive Jets Services Limited, Sam Iwuajoku, for calling his team “a bunch of useless people”. TheNewsGuru had earlier reported that the airline was suspended by the Federal Government for flying the controversial singer and his team…