Aviation

Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika said Nigeria has barred Emirates Airlines from operating into Nigeria. He stated this in a Tweet on his verified twitter handle late Friday night. He said the ban would take effect on Monday, September 21, 2020. Sources said the Federal Government was piqued by the decisions of UAE not to issue visa to Nigerians and the decision not to renew visa for Nigerians who had applied for renewal. Emirates Airline’s situation…

vow to tackle challenges, elect new exco   The newly elected members of the umbrella body for airlines, the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), said they were ready to confront issues that have affected airline operations in Nigeria. The executives listed airlines’ challenges as multiple taxation, high per cent Value Added Tax (VAT), scarcity of foreign exchange and removal of duty waiver, which they said have crippled their operations. Nigerian airlines are faced with 34…

The presidential task force (PTF) on COVID-19 says some international flight passengers who presented negative COVID-19 results tested positive for the virus on arrival in Nigeria. Sani Aliyu, national coordinator of the PTF, disclosed this on Tuesday while appearing before a joint senate committee on health and aviation. Appearing alongside Osagie Ehanire, minister of health, Aliyu said there was an instance in which 40 percent of passengers on a single flight tested positive for COVID-19,…

The weight of the coronavirus crisis on air travel could cost the Nigerian and other African economies 3.5 million aviation jobs, triggering a contraction of continental Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by $35 billion in 2020, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) said on Wednesday. Until the pandemic outbreak, aviation’s contribution to African labour force and GDP  topped 6.2 million jobs and $56 billion respectively. In its commentary on aviation business in Africa and the Middle East, the…

Aviation unions carried out their threat as they have shut Arik Air operations for allegedly owing its workers several months’ salary arrears The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) as early as 7am barred workers from gaining access into the airline’s offices and disrupted operations of the airlines leading to stranding of passengers. This action has taken a toll on the airline and…

The management of Arik Air Air has called on the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika to intervene in the planned industrial action by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) slated for Monday, September 14, 2020. The two unions had promised to to call Arik Air workers out on a strike over alleged non payment of staff salaries in the airline since April after…

Allhaji Mohammed Tukur has been turbaned as the Walin Bakori by the District Head of Bakori, the Makama Katsina Hakimin Bakori, Alhaji Sule Idris Sule. The District Head, Alhaij Idris described Alhaji Mohammed Tukur as a philanthropist whose humanitarian services cut across boundaries. According to the traditional ruler, the tittle which means a Senior Special Adviser to the District Head of Bakori places him in position of an arbiter within the domain. The traditional ruler…

34 nations show serious commitment   Although, Nigeria has signed up to the Single African Air Transport Market, (SAATM), the country is yet to fully implement what is generally termed Africa’s own ‘Open Skies’ policy. Countries that have fully implemented the SAATM concrete measures include Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Ghana, Mozambique, Niger, Republic of Congo, Rwanda, The Gambia and Togo. But Nigeria appears among countries 34 nations that shown serious commitment to implementing the flagship…

 Emirates has announced it will resume passenger services to Lagos September 7 and Abuja September 9, 2020. The resumption of flights to both Nigerian cities takes Emirates’ African network to 13 destinations, as the airline works hard to help its customers travel safely and confidently, implementing industry-leading health and safety measures at all points of the travel journey. Flights to Lagos will operate four times a week on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday.  Flights to/from Abuja…