Aviation

Call it madness, you wont be out of place. A passenger who resorted to smoking onboard a South African Airways flight from Jonannesburg to Lagos would have his day in court as the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has handed over the culprit to Police for prosecution. The aviation regulatory body said the the passenger (name withheld) was on board a South African Airways 060 from Johannesburg to Lagos was alleged to be smoking on…

*Carrier resumes operations, chides FAAN Two days after aviation union acting on behalf of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) grounded the operations of Arik Air, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) sent a strong warning to all airlines (Domestic & Charter) operating in the country to forward in full un-remitted funds accruable to the authority without further delay or risk sanctions. This is coming as Arik Air debunked claims that it owes FAAN…

 Starting from April 15th, 2016, all Emirates customers travelling in any of the airline’s three cabin classes on outbound African flights have begun to benefit from the increase in free baggage allowance based on the piece concept (individual piece of luggage). The airline said Economy Class customers will get a new baggage allowance of two bags weighing up to 23kg each, taking the current weight allowance from 30kg to 46kg, while Business Class increases to…

Unions ground Arik Air over N12.5bn debt Airline’s losses put at over N300m A fresh crisis looms in the aviation industry as some foreign airlines have concluded plans to quote and receive payment for tickets only in the United States dollars. The situation is as a result of their inability to repatriate funds out of the country due to scarcity of the US currency. Over $2 billion of foreign airlines’ debts have been trapped in…

  *Brief’s media today Despite huge financial losses on its domestic operations occasioned by the disruption of its operations by the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik may also be counting its losses on regional and international operations.   The carrier has huge flight network to New York, Johannesburg, London, Accra, Banjul, Dakar, Monrovia, among others. It was learnt that virtually all its flights including destinations earlier…

*Overland owes N7B-Unions *Airline suspends operations *Losses put at over N300M For six hours, aviation unions under the aegis of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) ensured that the plan to ground Arik Air over alleged N12.5b debt owed the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) was effective. The unions’ action lasted from 6.30am to noon. The airline’s losses are yet to be…

Protesters under the aegis of National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) and the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) picketed Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik. Protesters, numbering over a hundred persons had stormed the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos and successfully grounded the operations of the airline over claim that the carrier owe over N1b to the various aviation agencies. They equally accused the airline of owing…

*Cites dwindling traffic for action   Spain’s national airline, Iberia Plc has attributed dwindling passenger traffic to its suspension of Nigeria’s route as the carrier said it would stop operations in and out of Nigeria, effective May 12, 2016. In a letter to its trade partners, Regional Commercial Manager of the airline, Mr. Kola Olayinka, made available to New Telegraph stated that it was a tough decision that had been taken by its head office…

…Partners more Banks for Book on Hold Nigerian flag carrier airline, Dana Air, has introduced more point of sales and contact centres for customers in Accra. This is aimed at ensuring accessibility and seamless process of ticket booking and payment.  The airline is also in talks with four more banks for its Book on Hold payment option. Speaking on the development, Dana Air’s Accountable Manager, Mr. Obi Mbanuzuo, said the airline strategically opened the offices…