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The Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos on Sunday experienced vibrations, which left many passengers terrified. According to Punch report, the vibrations were said to have occurred at about 3am and people present at the airport at the time attributed the incident to tremors. The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator …

Imo Air operated by Dana Air has announced that its guests travelling in and out of Imo state during the Easter celebrations will get bumper miles, when they book their tickets ahead this Easter. The Media and Communications Manager of Imo Air while speaking to newsmen in Owerri said, ‘Easter is …

A German, Mr Brenard Christo, who slumped on Friday at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) also known as Domestic Terminal 1 of the Murtala Mohammed Airport,(MMA),Lagos while waiting to Board Arik Air  flight to Benin has died in an undisclosed hospital in Lagos, Abelnews reports. The Police Public Relations Officer …

AN UNEXPECTED passenger arrived mid-air on a Turkish Airlines flight after a woman went into labour shortly after the plane took off. The flight, which set off from Conakry, Guinea, was heading towards Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, when Nafi Diaby began to give birth on Friday. The cabin crew and passengers began helping the …

The Local reports, Cabin crew with Air France’s budget airline Hop! are set to hold a two-day strike this weekend after unions called for industrial action. The company said some 15 percent of its flights would be cancelled on Friday, the first day of the two-day strike. Unions representing air …

British Airways has been having a bumpy ride. The last few weeks have seen a slough of negative stories about the airline, most recently our report this week that an 87-year-old woman wet herself after being prevented from leaving her seat to use the lavatory while her plane was delayed …

A Cabinet meeting chaired by President Paul Kagame on Wednesday removed John Mirenge as the chief executive officer of national carrier RwandAir, replacing him with Col Chance Ndagano in an acting capacity. Mr Mirenge has been at the helm of RwandAir since 2010 and is credited with steering an ambitious …

In my four years working as a flight attendant for different airlines, including British Airways, I’ve been inundated with questions about what it’s really like to be an air stewardess. From strict grooming protocol to what passengers get up to when they think no one is watching, it’s time to …

An elderly woman wet herself at the start of a 13-hour flight after British Airways cabin crew refused to let her use the toilet. Kocharik Tsamouzian, 87, had asked to use the loo not long after boarding the flight from Los Angeles to London as the plane sat on the …

  Airline operators yesterday called for the suspension of automation of revenue remittance by airlines to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) “until the parameters that constitute the five per cent Ticket and Cargo Sales Charge (TSC/CSC) are clearly and properly defined”. Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Capt. …