Wole Shadare, Author at Aviation metric

Flight Delay: Nigerians Protest At Istanbul Airport

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

…as heavy snow disrupts schedule …Travellers sleep on floor Nigerian travellers to the United Kingdom have resorted to protest in Istanbul, Turkey, over their inability to proceed on the journey due to flight cancellation. They had hoped to get to their destinations but never bargained for the fate that would befall them. The Nigerian travelers were left stranded in Istanbul as a result of heavy snow, which led to over 24…

Six seriously injured in Police helicopter accident in Bauchi

Posted on January 27, 2022January 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

An accident involving a Police helicopter has occurred. The incident occurred yesterday in Bauchi according to the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB). The Bell helicopter had registration, 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF). Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria said the agency was notified by Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) about an accident involving a Bell 429 helicopter with Registration Marks 5N-MDA owned and operated by Nigerian Police Force (NPF). The accident occurred on 26th…

Coordinated Govt Policies Critical To Air Travel Recovery

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Travel experts have demanded that coordinated government policies remain critical to air travel recovery, adding that a COVID-resilient mindset must rise above COVID-free. They equally stated that blanket travel bans do not prevent spread and quarantines for the asymptomatic vaccinated which they described as ‘an unnecessary burden.’ A former Assistant Secretary-General of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Muhammed Tukur, noted that testing keeps travelers with symptoms away from airplanes but constantly changing policies must be…

Don’t meddle in NCAA internal matters, former scribe tells AON chairman

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Wole Shadare

A former Deputy General Secretary of Airline Operators of Nigeria, (AON) and the Chairman of Hudson Bay Aviation, Alhaji Mohammed Tukur has faulted comments credited to the Chairman of AON, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa over what he described as his meddlesomeness in the internal matter of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA). The AON boss was reported to have written to the President of the Senate to request the removal of NCAA from the civil service…

IATA calls for travel restriction relaxation, says COVID-19 may be declared endemic

Posted on January 25, 2022January 25, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) urged governments to accelerate the relaxation of travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage. The clearinghouse for over 290 global airlines called for the removal of all travel barriers (including quarantine and testing) for those fully vaccinated with a WHO-approved vaccine. The group equally called for enabling quarantine-free travel for non-vaccinated travelers with a negative pre-departure antigen test result, removal of travel bans,…

Airlines struggle to fill planes, face excess capacity

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Carriers set to return leased aircraft Lull in activities forced down fares Poor passenger patronage has led to a sharp decrease in airfares. There is hardly any fully-loaded aircraft as with the airlines’ fate hangs in the balance. October, November, and December last year witnessed astronomical airfares –between 100 and 150 percent. Now, fares to most cities, particularly Abuja and Port Harcourt, range between N25, 000 and N31, 000, depending on the…

UK abolishes COVID-19 testing for all vaccinated travelers

Posted on January 25, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The UK Government has today announced plans to remove all Covid-19 testing requirements for fully vaccinated passengers entering England. From 0400 on February 11th, passengers entering England who are fully vaccinated will no longer be required to book a Day-2 arrivals test. A message from British Airways chairman and CEO, Sean Doyle to its trade partners said, “ Today’s announcement provides a welcome boost to the travel industry and UK economy”. He disclosed that finally, fully-vaccinated…

Customs Comptroller breaches airport security, officers assault AVSEC, forcefully take over gates

Posted on January 24, 2022January 24, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The tight security at the strategic area of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos has been breached as Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) officers were said to have forcefully opened a security gate for their Comptroller; an action that is against security operations in the area. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) frowned at the action, lamenting that the blatant abuse of the privilege of bearing firearms by the NCS has become a recurrent threat to…

CSR: Dana Air Donates to Old People’s Home, Orphanages

Posted on January 23, 2022 by Wole Shadare

As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, Dana Air has donated sundry items to the Lagos Old People’s Home and a number of children’s Orphanages across the city. Spokesman for the airline, Kingsley Ezenwa said that the donations were in line with the airline’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative and philosophy of supporting communities and non-governmental organisations that share similar objectives. Some of the items donated to the Lagos Old People’s Home, Favid…

5G Deployment: Panic Grips Airlines

Posted on January 19, 2022 by Wole Shadare

U.S carriers mull flight cancellations The global aviation industry is expected to be put on edge on Wednesday when telecommunication giants, AT&T and Verizon, launch a new 5G service. As countries including Nigeria are on the verge of deploying 5G, panic is said to have gripped the sector, especially the aviation industry. Nigeria’s deployment of 5G over major urban areas of the country will make it become Africa’s biggest network for the spectrum by…

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