Aviation

The APG Interline Electronic Ticketing Agreements (IET) today recalled and canceled the notice it made to its trade partners including travel agencies to issue air tickets in the United States Dollars. The earlier notice it was learnt led to outrage by travelers and the Nigerian authorities and one that puts enormous pressure on APG and its allies to rescind the decision to sell tickets in Nigeria’s foreign currency. A fresh notice to its trade partners…

  The Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Airways, Allan Kilavuka, has disclosed that the airline industry in Africa needs a period of consolidation if the continent is to overcome its connectivity challenges. Already, shifts towards new market policies, airline behavior, operation models, and governance are clearly pointing towards a consolidated African aviation sector. Accelerated by the onset of the pandemic, what were once loose discussions around the formation of mutual pan-African airline ties are now taking…

African airlines saw cargo volumes increase by 4.6% in February 2022 compared to February 2021. Capacity was 8.2% above February 2021 levels.  Available capacity in the region was up 15.5% compared to February 2021, however, it remains heavily constrained compared to pre-COVID-19 levels, down 14.6% compared to February 2019. The zero-COVID policy in mainland China and Hong Kong is impacting performance.   This was unfolded by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) released data for global air…

 The House of Representatives Committee on Aviation headed by Nnolim Nnaji has urged the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN) to put all necessary measures to avert a repeat occurrence of the type of power outage experienced at the D finger arrival of the international wing of the  Murtala Mohammed Airport, (MMIA), Ikeja Lagos last week. The D finger arrival was thrown into darkness for over fifteen minutes on the night of Friday, first of…

The Nigerian Government has abolished the COVID-19 PCR test for inbound passengers to Nigeria who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. For outbound passengers, the government asked Nigerians travelling out of Nigeria to be vaccinated against COVID -19 and ensure compliance with the COVID-19 requirements of their destination or transit countries. Also fully vaccinated passengers arriving in Nigeria will not be required to carry out post-arrival PCR tests or a Rapid Antigen Test upon arriving in…

Issue 21 day reversal ultimatum     Nigerian route value is estimated to be worth over $400 billion and one that stands to be frittered away with multiple landing slots to foreign carriers. This has however pitched the carriers against the Federal Government as airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have rejected the Federal Government’s benevolence of ‘dashing’ foreign carriers multiple landing slots, saying the idea a great economic implication…

  Worried by the attack on Kaduna airports by bandits last weekend,  the House of Representatives has summoned the Heads of Security Agencies, Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, and the heads of aviation agencies for a meeting on Wednesday with the House leadership and the chairmen of relevant committees of the House of Representatives on the recent security breach at the Kaduna International Airport. The House has equally urged the Federal Government through the office of…

Action disrupts flight operation, Military repel attack   One year after bandits stormed the staff quarters of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) at Kaduna airport, bandits today again caused panic at the same airport. The action prevented smooth operations of flight operation as the Military engaged them in a fierce battle. The bandits were said to have prevented an AZMAN aircraft scheduled for Lagos from take-off owing to sporadic gun battle at the aerodrome…

The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has set the record straight on the demolition of its Lagos office amid the numerous concerns expressed by Nigerians in response to a widely published, albeit misleading, media report in respect of the demolition of Lagos office buildings purportedly worth five N5 billion belonging to the agency. Spokesman for AIB,  Tunji  Oketunbi in a statement said that the published value of N5 billion five being peddled in the media is…