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I stumbled on this funny meme on the iheart Cabin crew page by Mourad Ben Cheikh and thought it was worth sharing.. It was captioned: “Pilots do an awesome job keeping us safe but you’d agree with me that sometimes this is TRUE! Thank you Mourad Ben Cheikh for this funny …

Remember these faces? Triax Airline Cabin Crew. Way back then Triax Airline was one of the big players in the aviation industry.  Sadly today so many defunct Naija Airlines.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed all Airlines (Domestic and Charter) operating in the country to forward in full un-remitted funds accruable to the authority within 60 days without further delay. The General Manager, Public Relations, Mr Sam Adurogboye, who made this known in a statement, stated that …

Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines was named the most reliable airline to avoid cancellations, delays, mishandled luggage and denied boardings by personal finance website WalletHub. That may be a surprise to Delta customers who have had a vacation or business trip disrupted by a lengthy delay or lost bag. The bad …

Bad news for travelers who like to sit at the window or aisle seat when flying: airlines are considering charging passengers for the privilege. While airlines already charge extra for first class, business class, and some ‘better’ seats in economy, some are now seeking to apply tiered pricing to all …

Happy Birthday to Akinwunmi Ogunsanya formerly of Air Nigeria’s inflight Services department.

The Aviation Union in the industry have grounded the operations of Nigeria’s carrier, Arik Air over what they described as a large debt of N12.5billion to Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria. The unions shutdown the airline’s operations on Wednesday after a yearlong negotiations failed. Passengers are the most hit following …

Nigeria’s foreign ex­change crisis has taken another huge toll on its air trave industry as cost of air fares on some foreign routes have soared following the recent decision by some for­eign airlines to relocate their ticketing and sales offices to Ghana. This was as Span­ish national carrier, Iberia Airlines …

Survivor of the Associated Airline’s Plane Crash Quineth Ogunlowo Owolabi is a year older today. Quineth was one of the Crew onboard the ill fated Associated Airline flight which crashed on 3 October 2013 in Lagos Nigeria and killed 15 people. The aircraft conveying the remains of a former governor of …

Two women were removed from a JetBlue Airways plane for reportedly staring at a flight attendant. The leader of a popular rock band was kicked off a Southwest Airlines flight for refusing to pull up his baggy pants. A UC Berkeley student said he was booted from a Southwest flight …