Passengers at Lagos airport (MM2) yesterday. Credit: Ayodele Adeniran • Economy tickets sell at N100,000 on average • Consumer satisfaction tumbles as travelers suffer without protection • NCAA alerts pilots, crew to poor visibility, safety precautions • We have low capacity to meet demand surge, operators confess Nigerians traveling by air this season is in […]
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• Govt: We are initiating diplomatic steps to resolve restrictions with UK, Canada, Saudi Arabia • UK to reduce travel restrictions, scrap red list this week • Consider the impact of reciprocity actions on businesses, SMEs, Yusuf advises FG • Fully vaccinated South African President tests positive for COVID-19 after a visit to Abuja • […]
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a notification to airlines stating that they will pay a penalty of $3,500 per passenger if they flout the newly revised COVID-19 provisional quarantine protocols. Besides, the regulator said extreme violation by any carrier would lead to an outright ban. An All Operators Letter (AOL) issued on […]
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Nigeria Air. Photo PM News Nigeria • Proposed Airline Yet To Apply For ATL, AOC Four Months To Takeoff. • New Addition To Bring Government-owned Airlines To Four • Employing 70, 000 Staff A Mirage – Mshelia • FG Becoming Regulator, Operator Unfair – Stakeholders The Federal Government’s newfound zest to float the controversial national […]
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Most air travelers rarely get to see or know what air traffic controllers do in the aviation sector, yet they play some of the most critical roles that guide aircraft movements on the ground, while airborne, as well as play an immense role in a safe landing. But with poor infrastructure, poor welfare, personnel burnout […]
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NG Eagle. Photo/Onyegist Aviation stakeholders have faulted the House of Representatives’ meddling in regulatory affairs of aviation, describing it as dangerous and a violation of international civil aviation rules. They said summoning the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to a meeting and issuing orders on Air Operating Certificate (AOC) was undue interference with implications for […]
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Flight passengers while waiting for flight. Credit: Ina Fassbender / AFP The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has reported that air travelers are increasingly frustrated with the COVID-19 travel restrictions. A new survey commissioned by IATA, involving 4,700 respondents across 11 markets in September, demonstrated confidence that the risks of COVID-19 could be effectively managed […]
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The Director of Media and Publicity of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Ondo State, Mr Steve Otaloro, has lauded the efforts of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu in revamping the Akure Airport. According to him, the world of aviation industry has demonstrated stable growth in the last decade which suggests the possibility of continued expansion in […]
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Heavy reliance on importation and weak Naira-to-Dollar exchange rate have been blamed for the spike in aviation fuel, currently pegged at N315/litre. Fuel marketers, yesterday, said besides the local charges and fees that are fixed, fluctuations in the global price of crude oil and the exchange rate would continue to affect the price of fuel, […]
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Airline operators have faulted the two-year validity period on the Air Operating Certificate (AOC) currently issued to operating carriers, describing it as detrimental to sectoral growth. The operators said the routine requirement of going the whole hog of revalidation every two years is alien to rules of the commercial operating procedure of the International Civil […]
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