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Dana Air, Nigeria’s most innovative airline has taken a bold step to revolutionize the ease of booking tickets with the introduction of the ‘smart booking’ on WhatsApp.   According to the airline, with the ‘Smart Booking’ on WhatsApp, guests of the airline can now book and pay immediately, book and pay later, register for Dana Miles or get details of their Dana miles account, get flight update, make inquiries, reservations and lots more.   Speaking…

FG acquires multi-billion safety critical tools for Enugu airport FAAN, NCAA inspect aerodrome  The Federal Government has said the delay in delivering the $500 million airport terminal scattered across the country was as a result of funding problem. This is coming as President Buhari negotiates the projects with the Chinese government which facilitated the loan deal for the terminals. Director, Engineering Services for the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) Salihu Daura at the inspection…

Invites African countries to buy shares, maintains mkt dominance Ethiopian Airlines is undisputedly Africa’s largest airline by revenue and profit. Yet the state-owned carrier just doesn’t want to dominate the continent’s skies: it’s also looking to boost Africa’s fragmented airspace through increased connectivity, forming strategic alliances, besides launching or reviving new sovereign African airlines. Ethiopian’s latest pitch is that it shouldn’t just be Africa’s top airline in passenger numbers and destinations but also in its…

Mega carrier, Delta Air Lines has entered into a code-share partnership with Kenya Airways on flights to and from Kenya Airways’ hub at Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.    Effective August 11, Delta’s code are now placed on Kenya Airways’ flights from Amsterdam, Paris, London, and Accra to Nairobi, enhancing connectivity and providing customers with a one-stop seamless travel experience from the United States.   In addition, Delta will place its code on Kenya Airways’ services to…

Promoters of Akwaaba African Travel Market have announced that the leading tourism destination in Middle East and Africa, Dubai will be attending Akwaaba for this year with over 15 companies. Dubai has become the biggest destination for Nigerian travellers with over 20 flights a day terminating in Dubai from Lagos and Abuja. It is believed that over 300,000 Nigerians pass through Dubai every year. The Companies coming under DTCM include; 1. Jumeirah 2. Red Apple…

Ethiopian Airlines submits bid Sirika: We’ve no favourite Nigeria is prepared to offer over 50 per cent of Nigeria Air, a new national airline for the country expected to make a debut on December 19, 2018, to strategic investors, Woleshadarenews has learnt. Also, there are indications that Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airlines, may stake substantial shares in Nigeria Air. The carrier had already submitted a proposal to the Nigerian government regarding Nigeria Air, according…

Serko Ltd and Uber have announced a new partnership that will give Serko Zeno users an even easier way to process expense claims for Uber trips. The integration enables trip information to be sent directly from an Uber for Business account to a Serko Zeno user’s expense report and removes the burden on travellers to capture or forward email receipts. The deal means Serko Zeno users can manage their door to door travel experience and…

Nigeria lost N500b to foreign carriers in 2017  Former Governor of Abia State, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu has thrown his weight behind the establishment of a national carrier, Nigeria Air, stressing that the move would help to reduce capital flight. He expressed the optimism that the establishment of a national airline would go a long way in stemming the huge capital flight associated with the patronage of foreign airlines by Nigerians.  Nigeria lost an estimated…

Strong airline needed to strengthen MMIA axis Despite about N800 billion spent to bring Nigeria’s airports, especially the Murtala Muhammed Airport, to international standards through remodelling seven years ago, stakeholders have registered their displeasure over inability of the aerodrome to attain a hub status. Ranked as the fifth busiest airport in Africa, with an average of 10, 383, 452 pas­senger traffic achieved in 2017, not a experts believe that the Mur­tala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA),…