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International airlines are cutting back on frequencies into Nigeria as a result of a slowdown in the number of passengers travelling in and out of the country, resulting from the economic downturn and the high exchange rate. Emirates Airlines, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) flagship carrier, a few days ago …

According to the Mirror, Disgruntled plane passengers had a fellow traveller to blame for a seven hour delay – after she decided she didn’t want to fly and demanded an immediate divorce . Reports suggest the unnamed woman in her 40s boarded the aircraft with several hundred passengers flying from …

Stakeholders in the aviation sector have expressed skepticism over its viability of the intended national carrier as the current harsh economic situation is biting harder. According to them, a national carrier could be desirable but with the downturn in the national economy, it is not essential. What government should be …

A teenager has become one of the UK’s youngest ever airline pilots. Luke Elsworth, 19, was offered a job with easyJet after taking one of the fastest possible routes to becoming qualified. He enrolled in the airline’s pilot training programme at CTC Aviation in Southampton almost as soon as they …

ASKY Airlines made a 2.2 billion Francs CFA (4 million US $) net profit in the 2015 fiscal year. The Airlines becomes the first in the West and Central Africa region to attain this historical milestone. « This remarkable result validates the success of our business strategy; the commitment and hard …

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 …

Ghana has begun offering visas upon arrival to all African nationals, a step towards creating a continent-wide zone of free movement. The West African country rolled out the policy on Friday, allowing citizens of African Union (AU) member states to get visas for up to 30 days upon arriving in …

In this period of harsh economic realities and high exchange rate of the Naira to the foreign currencies, the need to be cautious in what we expend our financial resources on to avoid loss can not be over emphasized. Summer rush is here again and the number of Nigerians applying …