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The Aviation Union in the industry have grounded the operations of Nigeria’s carrier, Arik Air over what they described as a large debt of N12.5billion to Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The unions shutdown the airline’s operations on Wednesday after a yearlong negotiations failed. Passengers are the most hit following …

Nigeria’s foreign ex­change crisis has taken another huge toll on its air trave industry as cost of air fares on some foreign routes have soared following the recent decision by some for­eign airlines to relocate their ticketing and sales offices to Ghana. This was as Span­ish national carrier, Iberia Airlines …

Two women were removed from a JetBlue Airways plane for reportedly staring at a flight attendant. The leader of a popular rock band was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for refusing to pull up his baggy pants. A UC Berkeley student said he was booted from a Southwest flight …

Nigerian Carrier, Dana Air, has introduced more point of sales and contact centres for customers in Accra. According to the airline, this is aimed at ensuring accessibility and seamless process of ticket booking and payment and that the airline has also in talks with four more banks for its Book …

Overland Airways said it has concluded plans to launch scheduled flight services from Akure, the Ondo State capital, to Abuja, Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory(FCT) beginning from April 25, 2016. The Chief Operating Officer of Overland Airways Mrs. Aanu Benson, who made this known in an online statement informed that the …

Nigeria Airlines in Crisis? Read this: The operations of Nigeria’s largest indigenous airline, Arik Air, were disrupted by members of several aviation unions on Wednesday morning over an alleged N12.4 billion debt owed the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Scores of passengers were left stranded at the General Aviation …

Senegalese authorities have announced that the country’s national carrier Senegal Airlines will be replaced by a new one in the coming weeks. The move follows a decision by the aviation regulator to revoke the company’s air operator’s certificate due to major losses and mismanagement. Finance Minister Ahmadou Ba made the …

The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos has been rated Africa’s 5th busiest airport and the fastest growing airport in the continent in terms of passenger volume. The airport comes after the OR Tambo International Airport, Johannesburg, with 19.1 million passengers annually; the Cairo International Airport; the Cape Town International Airport …

Airline operators have urged passengers to expect more delays or cancelled flights as the scarcity of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1, bites harder, adding that scheduled operations may stop altogether, unless more fuel is delivered in the next few days. Since last week, domestic airlines have faced severe challenges …

Spain’s national airline, Iberia Plc, has attributed dwindling passenger traffic for its suspension of Nigeria’s route. The carrier said it would stop operations in and out of Nigeria from May 12. In a letter to its trade partners, the Regional Commercial Manager of the airline, Mr. Kola Olayinka, Iberia said …