Author: Wole Shadare

African travellers, including Nigerians, have now got the opportunity to travel from Africa through Dubai to Jordan as Emirates has concluded plans to provide more options and choices for its customers with the introduction of scheduled Airbus A380 services to Amman as part of its expanded schedule of 10 weekly services.. The expanded flight schedule between Dubai and Amman demonstrates the airline’s commitment to safely connect customers to and through Dubai to Africa, America, Europe,…

The harsh economic reality occasioned by COVID-19 could see many more airlines in Africa go into extinction just as many Nigerian carriers are already showing signs of insolvency. The International Air Transport Association (IATA) had forecast that a full return to 2019 levels is not expected until late 2023. The anticipated bailout from the Federal Government is looking like a mirage. Airlines are operating less than 50 per cent of their capacity because of near…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) welcomed the recent over-flight agreement between the Kingdom of Jordan and State of Israel that allows for flights to cross over both countries’ airspace. The agreement paves the way for commercial airlines to be able to fly through the Israel-Jordan corridor—which will shorten flight times, reducing fuel burn and CO2 emissions. Airlines have historically flown around Israel when flying east / west operating over Middle East airspace. The direct…

BA to operate, Delta, AWA, Arik, Kenya, shelve flights *More domestic airlines to downtools The curfew imposed by the Lagos State Government has begun to take a toll on air travel as international airlines have suspended flights into Lagos and Abuja because of unrest in many parts of the country. This is coming as Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air in a statement said it had cancelled all its flight operations for tomorrow October 21,…

Operates 19 weekly flights from South Africa    Qatar Airways has signed an interline agreement with Airlink, further expanding its presence in Southern Africa as the largest carrier to operate from the region. The agreement with Airlink will provide passengers seamless connectivity via Cape Town, and Johannesburg to more than 20 regional destinations in Southern Africa including; Gaborone, Maun, Tete, Port Elizabeth, Lusaka, Harare and Victoria Falls. Qatar Airways’ passengers will benefit from access to…

Project to be delivered Feb. 2021- Sirika   The Federal Government in its effort to keep focusing on safety critical element in and around airports in the country has begun reconstruction of an abandoned Taxiway Bravo (Taxiway B) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika who was in Lagos to inspect the commencement of works on the taxiway B confirmed through his twitter handle: @hadisirika, that reconstruction has commenced…