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South African Airways (SAA) is the leading carrier in Africa, serving 56 destinations, in partnership with SA Express, SA Airlink and its low cost carrier, Mango, within South Africa and across the continent, and nine intercontinental routes from its Johannesburg hub. It is a member of the largest international airline …

Arik Air is a customer-focused airline that offers consistently outstanding services to both business and leisure travellers. We have earned a reputation for providing “the best care in the air”. Industry experts have awarded us for delivering outstanding services. No airline does it in the unique Arik way. Arik Air …

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest and most profitable airline in Africa, is pleased to announce that it has started new services to Durban, the 3rd destination in South Africa after Johannesburg and Cape Town on December 16, 2015 as per the following schedule. Flight No. Eff Date Frequency Dept Arp Dept Time Arvl …

Meet Pretty Crew Sandra Omokhegbele, formerly of IRS Airlines now with Nema Air Ambulance.Name it, Commercial, Corporate and now Government Air Ambulance: Sandra has flown all. She has a pretty face you can not miss and amazingly very good at the job.In addition to her appearance, Sandra has a very …

Citing Nigeria’s slowing economy amid scarcity of foreign exchange,international airlines that operate to different destinations in the country plan to reduce flights to Nigeria from early 2016, THISDAY investigations have revealed. The airlines, according to sources, are aggrieved that they cannot exchange billions of revenue in Naira in their possession …

Ncaa’s Otibho Ella Kakulu’s Daughter is a Year Older. She was actually born on Christmas Day. Her mum post this on Facebook yesterday: “I’m thankful to GOD for another year added to my daughter. As you grow in stature, may you also grow in Jesus who’s been made unto us, …

Note: This post was first published on the 4th of December, giving you Tips on how to have a seamless trip this Season. Please read: “Airport Information Desk: Travel Tips for the Christmas Season What better time to give you these travel tips. Is Christmas again! that time of the …

Some angry Nigerians last night took extreme measures in order to prevent a just arrived Turkish Airline plane from leaving the Nnamdi Azikiwe International airport, Abuja. They are Nigerians based in Turkey and had arrived the county in very high spirits last Sunday onboard Turkish Airlines to celebrate Christmas with …

Drones are tipped to be one of the most popular presents this Christmas but fledgling pilots have been delivered a stern warning about the potential dangers for new flyers. Key Points: Keep drone more than 30 metres away from people Don’t fly around crowds or groups of people Never operate …

No fewer than 280 passengers of Turkish Airlines were still stranded in Lagos on Thursday following the technical fault developed by the airlines’ aircraft that was scheduled to transport them to Istanbul on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the aircraft carrying 300 passengers had developed a …