Category: Aviation

Airfares Spike, Route Network Shrink Over Low Fleet Capacity Sell What You Buy, Stakeholders Tell Operators With aviation fuel at its all-time high and foreign exchange unavailable to meet obligations on schedule, local air travellers should brace up for tougher days ahead. Operators have warned that the dire situation, now feasting on airlines’ operations, would […]

Airline begins operational audit Dana: We will come out stronger It was a chaotic scene at Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal 2 (MMA2), Lagos, yesterday, as scores of Dana Air’s customers went irate over the abrupt closure of the airline. The travelers that had arrived early for check-in lamented that the Dana section was deserted for […]

A plane injected with aviation fuel Aviation stakeholders have reacted with boo and cheers at local airlines’ request to impose a new fuel tax of between 25 and 40 per cent on air travelers. While a section of the industry agreed with operators that the surcharge is inevitable, others flayed the operating environment and urged […]

The management of Aero Contractors Company Nig. Ltd., said it would temporarily suspend scheduled passenger services operations from Wednesday. This is contained in a statement issued by the company and made available to newsmen in Lagos on Monday. According to the statement, the suspension does not affect Aero’s other businesses. ”These businesses are not suspended; […]

International travels still upbeat despite high fares. Photo: Ayodele Adeniran Foreign airlines ditch lowest fares, adjust exchange rate to hedge devaluation shocks Average travelers lament weak naira to dollar rates, fares ‘Demand still resilient’, top travel agencies say For the third year on the bounce, there will be no summer travel overseas for average holidaymakers […]

Aviation Experts Warn Of Heavy Toll On Travellers Exorbitant Air Fares Imminent NANTA Urges FG To Prioritise Repatriation Of Airlines’ Funds As Going Concern Trapped Funds In Nigeria A Quarter Of Funds Stuck Globally – IATA ‘Airlines Recovering From Pandemic, In Dire Need Of Funds To Sustain Operations’ Barring a quick intervention from the Federal […]

Travel agencies seek CBN’s intervention Air travelers on the international route may face fresh fare hikes as part of the ripple effects of foreign airlines’ unrepatriated $600 million in Nigeria. Travel agencies, yesterday, said the upward adjustment would be inevitable should airlines withdraw promotional and least fares, coupled with the preference to sell Nigerian air […]

NUATE, ANAP, AUPCTRE Set For Two-day Strike Airlines Divided, Inflate Airfares For Future Flights Consumer Protection Agency Worries Over Conflicting Signals We’re Not Disrupting Scheduled Operations, Ibom Air Tells Customers ‘Shutting Down Meant To Save Airlines From Collapse’ NASS, Ministry Summon Emergency Meeting The planned protest against the high cost of aviation fuel, attendant high […]

Airline Operators in Nigeria have announced the shutdown of their operations from Monday due to the steady increase in the cost of aviation fuel. They had threatened to shut down their operations in March arguing that they had only three days of fuel left. The cost of aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, had […]

Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. Photo: Wikimedia Federal Executive Council (FEC), yesterday, approved N92 billion for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The approval came barely 24 hours after the inauguration of the new terminal building at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. Minister of Aviation, […]