Following recommendations by the Presidential Committee chaired by the Head of Service, Winifred Ekanem Oyo-Ita, Federal Government has embarked on massive restructuring of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) that may be the beginning of a tsunami in the agency many acclaim is over-bloated. It has also been gathered …
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The Civil Aviation ministry has come up with a host of proposed measures today that, if implemented, will empower passengers travelling by air. To begin with the ministry proposes cap cancellation charges not exceeding the basic fare. So next time you have to cancel your flight, don’t worry about the …
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Geneva – The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the publication of Interpretative Guidelines on Regulation 261/2004 by the European Commission which brings greater clarity to the European Union’s passenger rights regulation. This is an important stop-gap measure until critical reforms to EU 261/2004 are implemented. “A transparent and level …
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The Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) Command at the international wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos, has nabbed two Chinese nationals for allegedly attempting to smuggle 678 pieces of Elephant tusks and eight sacks of Pangolin weighing over 381 kilogrammes. These items according to Customs are prohibited on the …
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Checks by THISDAY have revealed that some Nigerian airlines are unable to bring back their aircraft taken abroad for routine maintenance due to their inability to pay outrageous maintenance bills, which have tripled because of the low value of Naira. THISDAY learnt that some aircraft have been in different maintenance …
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Today marks a major milestone in the drive to create a Northern Powerhouse, as the first ever direct, scheduled flight from anywhere outside of London to mainland China launches, from Manchester Airport. Also hailed as a significant moment for UK aviation, the Hainan Airlines service to Beijing takes off from …
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The Ethiopian Flight academy graduates 347 Aviation Professionals. See more photos from the ceremony below:
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Date: 09-Jun-2016 Location: United Arab Emirates Our Cabin Crew are an award winning team. In 2015 we won the “Middle East’s Leading Cabin Crew” award at the World Travel Awards Middle East. Also in 2015 we won the prestigious accolade of “World’s Leading Cabin Crew” at the World Travel Awards …
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Dana Air has said that frequent flyers on its entire route network – Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Accra, will earn double Miles on registering for its frequent flyer programme and book their tickets before June 18, for travel from 1st till June 30, 2016. According to the airline, …
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