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Taxes, Fees, Charges Hamper Africa’s Air Travel

Posted on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Astronomical airport charges, taxes, and all other sundry fees are hampering air travel in Africa, according to Asky Airlines Commercial Director, Mr. Nowel Ngala. He stated this in Lagos over the weekend, noting that those charges and others had led to the high cost of air travel in the region. He urged African governments to come together with a view to harmonising fares and charges. His words: “This issue of fees and charges keep on…

Nigeria Air: Taking Shape After An Endless Wait

Posted on September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Nigeria has tried unsuccessfully to set up a national airline. At a point, it looked like another exercise in futility, but the Nigeria Air project is presently sounding realistic and sets to launch in the next few weeks, writes WOLE SHADARE Huge fillip The Nigeria Air project is gaining currency and the detailed progression of the exercise by the Federal Government through the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika to birth a new national carrier that…

Qatar Airways Wins Skytrax“Airline of the Year” Award For Unprecedented Seventh Time

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Wole Shadare

BagsThree Other Major Awards As the airline proudly celebrates its 25th anniversary in 2022, Qatar Airways has been named “Airline of the Year” by the international air transport rating organisation, Skytrax, for an unprecedented seventh time. At a glittering event in London earlier today, the leading global airline also took home three additional awards including World’s Best Business Class, World’s Best Business Class Lounge Dining, and Best Airline in the Middle East. Qatar Airways has…

NiMet’s assented bill to reposition agency for more efficiency, says Prof. Matazu

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Director General/CEO of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), Prof Mansur Bako Matazu has said that the NiMet bill that was recently assented to by President Mohammadu Buhari will reposition NiMet and make the Agency effective and efficient. Matazu said this in his opening remarks at the beginning of a two-day training programme for Senior Management staff of NiMet organized in collaboration with the Institute of Strategic Management, Nigeria. “I am happy also to mention…

Nigeria Air, Ethiopian Airlines deal: My position, by Olowo

Posted on September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 by Wole Shadare

I once said in my reaction to the speculation that Ethiopian Airlines comes as a partner of the good choice for Air Nigeria and now that it is officially confirmed, my position remains the same. Since the issue of Air Nigeria ” TO BE OR NOT TO BE ” has been laid to rest, given govt insistence to do so, my endorsement is based on the need for the success of any new start-up Airline…

Nigeria Air sets for launch with three airplanes, Ethiopian Airlines to own 49% stake, FG 5%

Posted on September 23, 2022 by Wole Shadare

SAHCOL, MRS, NSF owner consortium The floating of a national airline for Nigeria would after all materialize as the carrier Nigeria Air, is well on its way to being launched with three Boeing 737-800 aircraft said to be suitable for the Nigerian market. Spokesman for the Minister of Aviation, Dr. James Odaudu in a statement late yesterday night said the carrier would launch a shuttle service between Abuja and Lagos to establish a…

Asky Airlines to bridge Africa’s inter-connectivity gap, launches five ticket offices

Posted on September 22, 2022September 22, 2022 by Wole Shadare

66% African routes not connected, seeks more flight rights Seeks removal of travel barriers With a population of 1.2 billion Africa represents only less than three percent of the global air passenger traffic. The passenger traffic on intra-Africa routes is thin. Air connectivity is underdeveloped. Passengers from Africa to travel to another African country may have to transit in European cities. In the face of this, governments within the region are restricting flight rights;…

Airlines record 93 bird strikes, lose over N20 billion to menace annually

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Nigerian airlines are in financial dire straits. Their predicaments are mounting and further exacerbated by the high recurrence of bird strikes. bird strikes are one of the challenges facing airlines, especially during the rainy seasons. Although, the amount of money spent by airlines to repair their airplanes as a result of bird strikes is unknown experts put the figure at over N20 billion annually. A bird strike—sometimes called bird strike, bird ingestion, birds hit, or…

No Respite On Foreign Airlines’ Exploitative Fares

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Nigerians are said to be paying the highest travel fares in the world. The route is said to produce a high yield. Government is helpless, the country lacks strong indigenous carriers to compete with their counterparts with Nigerians at the mercy of foreign airlines’, writes WOLE SHADARE Long in coming Many saw it coming. The airlines and their representative body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) warned of an impending hike in international airfares….

A’Ibom train indigenous pilots, engineers at Airbus

Posted on September 20, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has said that the state government spent over N1.2 billion to train the second batch of engineers and pilots from the state with aircraft manufacturers Airbus in a renewed move to reposition and increase the capacity of the state-owned airline, Ibom Air. Emmanuel, who made this known Tuesday during an interaction with journalists in Uyo, the state capital, said already the first batch of trainees were already undertaking the…

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