Coronavirus: Airlines shaken, travel takes a dip

Coronavirus: Airlines shaken, travel takes a dip

  As major companies begin to cancel conferences and travel plans around the globe, it is obvious that this will have cascading effects on aviation and travel business. Wole Shadare writes Air travel in disarray The travel industry is in total disarray. Never has air travel taken a hit like what is presently experienced occasioned by deadly Coronavirus that is ravaging the world. As the coronavirus continues to spread outside of China, air travel is seeing some…

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Wole Shadare Clinches Aviation Best Writer Award

Wole Shadare Clinches Aviation Best Writer Award

Aviation Editor New Telegraph Newspaper and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Wole Shadare on Wednesday displayed class at this year’s Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA) as he won the Aviation Reporter of the Year with his entry; “White elephant airport.” This was as President Mohammadu Buhari urged the media to keep playing its roles with patriotism, saying that journalists have the responsibilities not to allow the citizens to forget “those who brought Nigeria to her knees.” Represented by the…

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Delta Air Lines Rescues Nigeria’s Olympic Football Team to Brazil with Special NBA Chartered Aircraft

Delta Air Lines Rescues Nigeria’s Olympic Football Team to Brazil with Special NBA Chartered Aircraft

Delta Air Lines has come to the rescue of Nigeria’s football Dream Team by providing a dedicated charter flight to fly the team from Atlanta to Manaus in Brazil less than 24 hours before their crucial Rio Olympics football game opening match against Japan. Thanks to a tab temporarily picked up by Delta Air Lines for the charter flight, the stranded team is expected to land in Brazil at 2pm local time which gives the…

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