Somalia drought: Turkish Airlines lends helping hand to cushion hunger

Somalia drought: Turkish Airlines lends helping hand to cushion hunger

As part of its humanitarian gesture to ensure safety of lives across the globe and particularly across its countries of operations, Turkish Airlines has granted official consent for carriage of 200-tons of aid for the next six months to support  the call to tackle hunger and drought in Somalia.   The gesture followed the carrier’s listening to a humanitarian aid campaign that began on social media by a French social media star, Jerome Jarre, calling…

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Ethiopian bags prestigious cargo airline award

Ethiopian bags prestigious cargo airline award

Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airways has won ‘Cargo Airline Award for Network Development’ at the tenth anniversary of the Brussels Airport Aviation Awards held on March 9, 2017.  The Network Development Awards are presented to airlines that have developed new routes or achieved a remarkable growth in passengers or cargo. As a result, the ‘Network Development Award Cargo Airline’ award was awarded to Ethiopian Cargo in recognition to the commitment of the airline to…

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Nigerian airlines groan over 34 levies, taxes

Nigerian airlines groan over 34 levies, taxes

Nigerians are faced with 34 charges levied against them by government agencies and organisations in the aviation sector that have made the nation’s aviation rank among the highest taxed sector in the world, WoleshadareNews has learnt. A document made available to our correspondent by a source in the Ministry of Transportation indicated that the charges and levies are apart from the five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) paid into coffers of the Federal Government…

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FG rakes in N35bn from aviation security levy on travellers

FG rakes in N35bn from aviation security levy on travellers

There are indications that Nigeria earned over N335 billion last year from the $20 security levy imposed by government on travel four years ago, Woleshadarenews has learnt. International air travellers are asked to pay the amount at the height of Boko Haram’s rampage, which serves as funds that helped to fight the dreaded insurgents. The levy, which is collected on behalf of government by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), is remitted into a dedicated…

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Nigeria, highest revenue earner for RwandAir

Nigeria, highest revenue earner for RwandAir

*Lauds trader partners, seeks more cooperation Africa’s fastest growing airline, RwandAir has admitted that the Nigerian route is the highest revenue earner for the carrier. This is coming as the carrier plans to take delivery of two A330 airplanes with one of them replacing he B737-800 it currently operates to Lagos. This plan was unfolded by the carrier’s Country Commercial Manager, Ibiyemi Ogunsi when the  airline met with its trade partners at the Southern Sun…

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Mustapha harps on strategy to boost water transportation in Nigeria

Mustapha harps on strategy to boost water transportation in Nigeria

The Managing Director of National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA), Mr. Boss Mustapha has assured that the agency would strategically grow new business across the Nigerian Inlands Waterways and also embark in wealth creating infrastructure that will add value to water transportation in the country. Briefing workers of Lagos area office of the agency, which is saddled with the responsibility of regulating inland waterways transportation in Nigeria, the NIWA boss told the workers to brace-up for…

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Customs shut aviation handling firms over illegal export of donkey skin

Customs shut aviation handling firms over illegal export of donkey skin

*Over $3b illegal animal trade in Africa The Federal Government has shut down the warehouses of two reputable aviation handling companies, the Skyway Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL) and Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) for allegedly housing illegal items meant for export. The Federal Units Operations of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) had late on Monday shut down Lagos export unit of both handling companies following a tip off about some donkey skin some…

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NANTA President harps on regular training for travel agents

NANTA President harps on regular training for travel agents

The President, National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has called for regular training and retraining of travel agents so as to change their work ethics and spread prosperity across board. He stated this during a visit to the Director-General of National Institute for Hospitality and Tourism (NIHOTOUR) Mrs. Chika Balogun in Abuja. Bernard restated the resolve of his administration to ensure a sustainable training and retraining programme for travel agents throughout his tenure. He…

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Hotel owners lament exploitation by FAAN

Hotel owners lament exploitation by FAAN

Lagos State chapter of Hotel Owners Association has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to extend the ongoing probe to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Speaking with journalists in Lagos, the spokesman of the association, Jubril Agabi, alleged that the organisation, which is statutorily charged to manage all commercial airports in Nigeria, has turned to an organ of exploitation to hotel owners. He added that rather than encourage hotels to promote tourism in Nigeria,…

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British Airways Offers Instant Rewards during Check-in

British Airways Offers Instant Rewards during Check-in

  British Airways has commenced an instant rewards scheme for customers in Nigeria, with all travellers who are non-members of the airline’s Executive Club loyalty programme receiving frequent flier miles upon check-in.   Speaking on the new initiative which began last week at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, the Regional Commercial Manager, West Africa, at BA, Mr Kola Olayinka, observed that customer details would now be automatically registered for BA Avios, whether or not…

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