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  With the recent spike in cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria and the reported highly transmissible new variant of the vinus in the United Kingdom and South Africa the Federal Government of Nigeria through the Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has reviewed the quarantine protocol as follows: 1. Passengers …

  Mr. Shimeles Arage has been appointed as the New General Manager in Nigeria. He took over from Mrs. Firihiewot Mekonnen who has now moved to Frankfurt Germany as Manager. Mr. Shimeles Before his appointment was the Regional Manager Singapore, Australia and New Zealand. He once served in Equatorial Guinea …

Nigeria’s foremost airline, Air Peace, on Monday commenced commercial flights into Makurdi, Benue State, in line with its route expansion drive. Air Peace is the only airline operating Lagos-Makurdi flights at the moment amidst excitement from the state government and indigenes of the state. Mr Samuel Ortom, the state governor, …

Nigeria’s leading carrier, Air Peace, has assured customers that it has made adequate preparations to effectively service all its routes during the Christmas season, especially South East and South-South destinations. The airline said some of its aircraft ferried abroad for maintenance have started returning and would be deployed to those …

  On 03 December 2020, Lufthansa again welcomed its passengers at Lagos airport on board of its resumed nonstop flight from Frankfurt/Germany. After having suspended its flight operations to Nigeria eight months ago following the travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Lufthansa is back to Nigeria as the travel …

Arising from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the constrained ability of the airline to complete heavy maintenance activities and return its planes to operations, stunted revenues against increasing operational costs, the management of Arik Air (In Receivership) has declared 300 staff members redundant to its current …

The management of Arik Air (In Receivership) apologizes to all of the airline’s passengers whose travel plans have been disrupted by the picketing carried out by a section of the aviation workers’ union, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) on Thursday, December 3, 2020. The said picketing disrupted …

Dana Air has announced that it will increase flights from Lagos to Port Hacourt, Enugu and Owerri from December 7, 2020 According to a statement by the airline’s Media and Communications Manager, Kingsley Ezenwa, Dana Air will introduce additional flights from Lagos to Enugu, Port Harcourt, and Owerri before the …

Arik Air has leased a Boeing 737-700 aircraft from Eznis Airways to boost its operations. The aircraft arrived Nigeria on November 21, 2020. The leased aircraft which will be deployed into service from December 2, 2020 will enable Arik Air return to some routes which were suspended at the wake …

  The Enugu State Governor, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Uguanyi, on Tuesday commended Dana Air for its decision to restart flights to the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu The Governor made the remark during a courtesy visit by Dana Air’s management team to the Government House on the airline’s inaugural flight …