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Nigeria’s agriculture tourism merchant and governor of Kebbi state, Alhaji Abubakar Bagudu is targeting about 15,000 jobs from the activities of rebranded Argungu fishing and cultural festival slated to kick off next year. Governor Bagudu, a keen follower of global cultural tourism source markets and upbeats in emerging destinations, submits that Kebbi’s most famous fishing festival with a huge international offering could swing travel visits to Nigeria and consequently create jobs that will drop unemployment…

It gives customers choices on board-Olayinka Today’s announcement will be music to the ears of British Airways customers, as the airline has added tracks from the London Symphony Orchestra to its in-flight entertainment system. A selection of music from 10 London Symphony Orchestra albums is now available on board, spanning the classical, opera and choral genres. The Orchestra performs tracks from world-renowned composers including Mozart, Verdi, Haydn, and Debussy among others. Customers will also recognise…

The Lufthansa Group has recently launched its new NDC Partner Programme, offering agents a preferred value proposition encompassing technology, servicing, offers and strategic cooperation components.  The newly introduced website provides general information for customers seeking more details and wanting to ask questions regarding Lufthansa Group’s NDC API solution.  The website is accessible to all and is beneficial for travel agencies, corporates and travel technology providers as they can now find detailed information on the website….

Many airlines have applied for operating licences, but majority fell by the way side even before they started, while others are at the verge of scaling the hurdles. WOLE SHADARE examines the projected over-capacity on the route if eventually the carriers get their Air Operator Certificate (AOC) Enthusiasm They came with the hope of getting the all-important AOC. The tedious process had made many of them to fall by the way side. That is the…

 Etihad Airways is offering one night’s free accommodation in Abu Dhabi to all guests travelling in Economy Class from destinations* in the Middle East, Africa and Pakistan, and stopping over in the nation’s capital. The countries in the offer are: South Africa, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Egypt, Jordan, Nigeria, Kuwait, Tanzania, Kenya, Bahrain, Oman, Sudan, Lebanon. The offer is valid from 1 May 2018 until 15 September 2018 and the travel period is until 30 September 2018. The…

Global air freight slow to 22-month low Restocking cycle ends The International Air Transport Association (IATA) today released data for global air freight markets showing that demand, measured in freight tonne kilometers (FTKs), rose 1.7 per cent in March 2018, compared to the same period the year before. This was five percentage points lower than the February result and the slowest pace of growth in 22 months. Meanwhile, African FTKs fell by 3.4 per cent in…

Ethiopian Airlines, the largest Aviation Group in Africa and SKYTRAX Certified Four Star Global Airline, is pleased to announce that it has won the 2018 ‘Africa’s Outstanding Food Services by a Carrier’ Award as voted by PAX International readers at a ceremony held at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Hamburg, Germany in April 2018. Mr. Tewolde GebreMariam, Ethiopian Group CEO remarked, “It is very gratifying to receive this prestigious award, which is based on the…

High interest rate by commercial banks, lack of alternative choice for credit facility and an over regulated financial system have been identified as some of the obstacles that hinder investment in the aviation industry. Also, Nigeria’s poor credit rating prevent international financiers that could give long term credit facility at single digit interest rate to those who may wish to invest in airline business from doing so. Speaking to Woleshadarenews in Lagos, Commissioner, Accident Investigation…

Blessing in disguise The aviation industry in Nigeria in the first quarter 2018 can be described as mixed. Some policy direction and statements have elicited hopes that the sector could move in the right direction if the government puts a lot of commitment to some of the things it planned to achieve. While many are losing hope very fast with the promise of floating a national airline, concessioning of some of the airports, Aerotropolis and…