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  • Emirates Airlines suspends all flight operations in Nigeria

    Emirates Airlines suspends all flight operations in Nigeria

    Emirate Airlines has announced that it would suspend operations in Nigeria starting from September 1, 2022.

    The decision by Emirates Airlines to stop operations in Nigeria was announced via a statement on Thursday morning in Lagos.

    At least, $600 million from over 20 foreign airlines has been blocked in Nigeria since the beginning of the year.

    Emirates had about two weeks ago said that out of these funds, it had about $85 million in Nigeria.

    Recall that the airline had issues with repatriating trapped tickets sales funds in Nigeria back to United Arab Emirates (UAE)

    The airline had on Monday cut its 11 weekly frequencies into Lagos Airport to just seven.

    A statement by the media consultant to the airline in Nigeria alleged that all efforts to repatriate the funds had proved abortive and it was compelled to decide on suspending all flights into the country.

    The airline’s statement on Thursday said: ”Emirates has tried every avenue to address our ongoing challenges in repatriating funds from Nigeria, and we have made considerable efforts to initiate dialogue with the relevant authorities for their urgent intervention to help find a viable solution.

    ”Regrettably, there has been no progress. Therefore, Emirates has taken the difficult decision to suspend all flights to and from Nigeria, effective September 1, 2022, to limit further losses and impact on our operational costs that continue to accumulate in the market.

    ”We sincerely regret the inconvenience caused to our customers, however, the circumstances are beyond our control at this stage. We will be working to help impacted customers make alternative travel arrangements wherever possible.

    ”Should there be any positive developments in the coming days regarding Emirates’ blocked funds in Nigeria, we will of course re-evaluate our decision. We remain keen to serve Nigeria, and our operations provide much-needed connectivity for Nigerian travelers, providing access to trade and tourism opportunities to Dubai and our broader network of over 130 destinations.”The emirate

    Following the high cost of aviation fuel, and astronomical charges recently introduced by aviation agencies, international airlines have increased airfares by 100 percent, a development that has adversely affected domestic and international flight services in the country.

    The airlines include major international carriers like Air France, KLM, Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa, Qatar Airways, and Emirates Airlines, among others.

  • Covid-19: FG Opens International Routes for Flight Operations

    Covid-19: FG Opens International Routes for Flight Operations

    The federal government says International flight operations will resume on 29th August this year.

    Aviation Minister Hadi Sarika disclosed this on his verified Twitter handle on Monday.

    “Glad to announce the resumption of international flights from the August 29, 2020 beginning with Lagos and Abuja as we did with the domestic flight resumption. Protocols and procedures will be announced in due course. We thank you for your patience.” Sirika said

  • FG announces resumption of Flight operations in 14 Nigerian airports

    FG announces resumption of Flight operations in 14 Nigerian airports

    The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has said full domestic flight operations have resumed in 14 airports across the country.

    Sirika confirmed this via his official Twitter handle on Sunday.

    He noted that this includes private and charter operations and said the public would be informed of the other airports in due course.

    The 14 airports approved for resumption of domestic flight operations are: Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos; Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja; Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano; Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa; Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri.

    Others are: Maiduguri Airport, Maiduguri; Victor Attah Airport, Uyo; Kaduna Airport, Kaduna; Yola Airport, Yola; Margaret Ekpo Airport, Calabar; Sultan Abubakar Airport, Sokoto; Birni Kebbi Airport; Yakubu Gowon Airport, Jos; and Benin Airport, Benin.

    He added that inspection had been completed in these airports and resumption of operations approved.

  • Abuja Airport: Flight operations, businesses resume after 6 weeks closure

    Abuja Airport: Flight operations, businesses resume after 6 weeks closure

    Flight operations and other business activities resumed in full scale on Wednesday (today) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, (NAIA) Abuja, after six weeks of closure for runway rehabilitation.

    The Pilot of the Medview Aircraft, Mr Mohamed Mwondha, who spoke with newsmen, commended the government for keeping to the re-opening time.

    Mwandha praised the quality of work, saying that the usual bump on the runway during landing has disappeared.

    “It is a very good feeling coming to Abuja after renovation. The marking is very good because you could see them from very far, nearly 10 miles.

    “The landing package is also very nice; it is smooth. You don’t get that bump that we used to have six weeks ago.

    “These airports, as we use them, they do get spoilt and everybody knows but rather than wait until it is completely spoilt, they should start looking into fixing them while we still have time.’’

    TheNewsGuru.com reports that Air Peace was the first domestic airline to land at the airport on Wednesday at 7:24 a.m.

    Other domestic airlines that landed in the morning are Arik Air at 7:32 a.m. and Medview at 8:20 a.m.

    TheNewsGuru.com also reports that businesses like coffee shops, restaurants, provision shops and boutiques as well as taxi operators were ready for operations.

    Many passengers that spoke with newsmen expressed delight at the reopening of the airport in record time.

    A passenger aboard Medview Aircraft, Mrs Chioma Mdebmena, commended the runway rehabilitation, adding that there was lots of stress travelling through Kaduna.

    “We are grateful and we are proud of the government at least for this.

    “They should try and ensure that all other airports projects across the country are completed and there should be a time line for maintenance so that we don’t have similar experience in future,” she said.

    The airport on Tuesday received the Ethiopian Airlines’ new Airbus A350-900 to mark its official reopening on Tuesday.

     

     

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