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Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates has celebrated its fourth anniversary of the launch of its non-stop services between Lagos and Abu Dhabi in July 2012. As part of the celebration, Abelnews has reported that the airline will offer free Wi-Fi access for guests travelling on …

Kenya Airways Ltd., sub-Saharan Africa’s third-largest carrier, expects to start receiving payments of outstanding fares from the Nigerian government within a month, Chief Executive Officer Mbuvi Ngunze said. The company is one of several international airlines owed $600 million in foreign-denominated revenue held by the Nigerian government, Ngunze said. The …

The holiday travel season got off to a miserable start for several thousand passengers over the weekend when Norwegian Air cancelled 30 flights due to a lack of aircraft and crews. According to industry magazine Check In, thousands of passengers received only a last-minute text message saying that their flights …

After several recent air disasters that pointed out the shortcomings of current systems for tracking passenger jets, Airbus is planning to install new cloud-based flight recorders that could transmit data in real time. The new technology would replace the so-called black boxes that sometimes fall short in a crisis The …

Kenya Airways Board has appointed Jan de Vegt as the airline’s Chief Operating Officer from 1st August 2016. He replaces Yves Guibert who will leave the business at the end of July 2016. Jan joins the airline from Cobalt Ground Solutions in the UK where he is currently the Managing …

The South African High Commissioner to Nigeria, Lulu Mnguni, has announced his government’s decision to commence the issuance of five-year visas to Nigerian professionals, business people and other frequent fliers. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos wednesday, Munguni said his government was now prepared to eliminate …

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a number of travel guidelines for residents travelling to Europe this summer. Dubai: To secure the safety of Emiratis travelling abroad to Europe during the summer, authorities have warned travelers to adhere to the burqa ban and not carry large amounts of …

Nigeria’s first new world carrier, Dana Air, has said that it will resume scheduled operations from Lagos to the Sam Mbakwe International Airport, Owerri, from July 11, 2016. The addition of Owerri brings the current route network coverage of the airline to five destinations, which includes Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, …

Arik Air, Nigeria and West Africa’s largest carrier said that it has not suspended its operations to Accra, Ghana contrary to speculations. Arik Air’s Chief Commercial Officer, Suraj Sundaram, who made the clarification, stated that the airline was still operating between the Lagos-Accra and Abuja-Accra routes and that the airline …

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has warned foreign airlines operating in the country to desist from selling tickets in Dollars, as it is contrary to the provisions of the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and other countries as contained in Article 8 (4). A statement signed by …