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With the failure of the airports remodelling project of the former administration, there are indications that the government intends to replicate the facelift currently ongoing at the Lagos airport terminal in other airports across the country, MAUREEN IHUA-MADUENYI of Punch writes. Following the completion of the repairs of the runway …

  The government of Nigeria recently asked to forge a partnership with Ethiopian Airlines to re-establish its national airline, which ceased operation in 2012, AIN online, a media company focused on the aviation sector, reported on Friday. Ethiopian Airlines Group CEO Tewolde Gebremariam said that the Nigerian government approached his …

American Airlines has removed an employee from duty after an ugly clash over a baby’s pram in San Francisco. A passenger who uploaded video of the aftermath of the incident said a mother had been struck with the pram as it was forcibly removed by the employee. The video shows …

Nigeria on Wednesday won the right to host the 2018, 61st meeting of African Ministers in charge of Tourism, tagged the UN World Tourism Organisation (WTO) Commission for Africa (CAF). An online statement issued by the Special Assistant to Hon Minister of Information and Culture, Segun Adeyemi, stated that Nigeria …

On 21st of April, one of our aircraft with registration number 5N-SRI operating our 11am flight from Lagos to Port Harcourt, had an air return due Bird strike during take-off from Lagos, and our Captain took a professional decision and returned to the Lagos Airport. A Bird strike is a …

Dubai-based airline, Emirates, says it will decrease its flights to the United States due to weakened demand, official report said on Wednesday.The Middle East’s biggest airline said the U.S. entry ban affecting people from several Muslim countries as well as tight security measures and the electronics ban have affected its …

The incident was said to have occurred while one of the aircraft was trying to manoeuver its way out of the apron wing of the local terminal of the airport. This is coming barely 48 hours after an Aero Contractor aircraft was engulfed in smoke while attempting to land in Lagos from …

Emirates will debut its new A380 Onboard Lounge at theInfinite Possibilities stand in its home-base of Dubai at the 2017 edition of the Arabian Travel Market (ATM). The region’s leading travel exhibition will run from 24-27 April.Along with the newly enhanced A380 Onboard Lounge, Emirates will also showcase its Boeing …

A flight was delayed for nearly half and hour after a quarrelling couple started wrestling each other on the runway before take-off. The husband and wife were filmed shouting at each other at the bottom of the steps leading onto China Eastern Airlines flight 5843, which was minutes away from …

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja will be open for traffic officially on Wednesday but on Tuesday, it will receive Ethiopian Airlines, which says it will land a brand new Airbus A350-900 in commemoration. The Airline’s Traffic and Sales Manager, Mrs Firiehiwot Mekonnen, made this known to the News …