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The number of complaints filed by air travelers with the U.S. Department of Transportation jumped 30 percent in 2015 over the previous year, with complaints about airfares nearly doubling, according to data released Thursday by the federal agency. Spirit had the highest complaint rate, more than twice as high as …

Change is in the air in North Korea. After years of being ranked by Skytrax as the world’s worst airline, national carrier Air Koryo is undergoing a revolution, according to interviews with passengers and travel agents. New planes, new in-flight entertainment options, smart new uniforms for the cabin attendants, even …

Joseph Babalola of Aero is a year older today.

A woman suspected to be Insane strayed into Mma2 departures at precisely 4.05pm today and got passengers worried.  Security was called in to walk her of the terminal building.  

Abuja – The House of Representatives on Thursday urged the Federal Government to grant Qatar Airways landing rights to operate at the Malam Aminu Kano International and Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe International airports. It also urged the government to lift the suspension on the operations of the Emirates Airline to land …

I received a call yesterday from an intending Air France passenger who confirmed that some passengers who checked in online were requested to pay N3,000 naira each to get a printed copy of their boarding passes. According to the source, those who checked in online and were already on the …

Omodunbi Mathew is a year older today

A mild drama unfolded on Wednesday at the departure hall of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos, when a middle – aged female passenger billed to travel with Etihad Airways died inside one of the toilets at the airport. Though details about the circumstances that led to her death …

Justice Abubakar Sadiq Umar of the FCT High Court sitting in Maitama, Abuja, on Wednesday, refused to stop further hearing on a suit filed by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, against former Minister of Aviation, Babalola Borishade and four others as prayed by the defendant’s counsel. Borishade, his former personal …

The former Nigeria Airways Limited (NAL) pilot and the pioneer President of Captain DafiekoSama Flight Safety Foundation, Capt. Tito Augustine Omaghomi is dead. A statement signed by the Vice President, ‘The Sama Foundation’, Mr Dafe –Urhobo Sama stated that Capt Tito as he was popularly called died on Sunday, January …