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Angst as National Assembly invites airlines, NCAA, others for talks FG to rehabilitate abandoned airstrips     The incessant delays and cancellations of flight which has found expression in the rot in the aviation industry could be a thing of the past as the National Assembly is seeking a reduction in the problem that has taken the joy out of air travel and one that has exposed the helplessness of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority…

Airlines inside and outside Africa are upbeat about the growing opportunities and huge potential in the continent’s aviation industry. Driving this growth is Qatar Airways as it adds more routes on the continent and scales up its operations by acquiring or forging partnerships with other airlines operating there. Kano and Port Harcourt will join Qatar Airways’ Africa network, meaning the carrier will now serve four Nigerian cities. That’s twice as many as Emirates, one more than Turkish Airlines,…

The management of Medview Airlines has exonerated the carrier from the $900, 000 Hajj fund scam rocking the carrier. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had early this week interrogated Bankole for alleged diversion of the fund handed to it by the Hajj Commission. Executive Director, Business Development for Medview Airline, Isiaq Na-Allah in a statement made available to Aviation Metric said there was no scam or diversion of funds meant for the 2019…

One of Nigeria’s leading airlines, Dana Air has thrown its weight behind “Walk For Love Africa (WFLA)”, a non-profit pan-African platform founded by Mr. Toni Ukachukwu, Publisher/CEO, Aviators Africa. It is an initiative that advocates for a sustainable Africa that loves itself enough by tapping and harnessing its potentials using travel and tourism as special purpose vehicles for socio-economic development and an intra-connected Africa. The platform was set up due to the challenges posed by…

Three years after Ethiopian Airlines grounded all its B737 MAX following a devastating crash six minutes after take-off that claimed all 157 souls aboard near the town of Bishoftu, the airline, regarded as the biggest carrier in Africa will tomorrow February 1, 2022, put back the aircraft type into service. The carrier will conduct a demonstration flight of B737 MAX to Kilimanjaro, Tanzania on February 1, 2022. Bold decision, trust for Boeing The decision to…

Thousands of Nigerians who have been unable to travel to Dubai and other cities in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) heaved a sigh of relief as the UAE lifted travel restrictions on 12 African nations including Nigeria. The travel ban which ceases on January 29th, 2022 at 2.30 pm would allow the resumption of all inbound flights for national and international carriers from 12 African countries including Nigeria. It is however not clear when Emirates…

…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…

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…

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…

 Introduces N23,400 flash sale on Enugu, Owerri Dana Air has concluded plans to offer an automatic Silver Card membership and 9000 executive miles to all its Business Class customers all through the first quarter of 2022. In addition to this offer, the airline also introduced a flash fare of N23,400 strictly for customers travelling from Lagos to Owerri and Enugu. According to the Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air, Obi Mbanuzuo; ”this promo is to encourage and appreciate…