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Demola Sanya re-elected Skal Club President

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Wole Shadare

For his outstanding performance, Ademola Sanya has been re-elected President of Skal Club Lagos. Sanya was elected at the group’s Annual General Meeting, held in Lagos. Also elected are Mrs. Bukola Rokosu as First Vice President and Mrs. Chinwe Efidi, as Second Vice President. Other elected members are Noela Ifedirah as secretary, Emmanuella Inegbedion, Assistant Secretary; Akeem Adewole, Treasurer; Chudi Aligwekwe, Financial Secretary; Ezinne Esinnah, Publicity Secretary; Maryann Onuoha, Welfare Secretary; and Olayinka Dare, Assistant Welfare…

Egypt Air increases frequencies to Kano, upgrades services

Posted on April 15, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Partners Darma Air Services on Umrah, Hajj Egypt Air has announced the increase of its frequencies to Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport (MAKIA). The carrier has equally announced the upgrades it has done and the quality of services to its customers. This is coming as the carrier has entered into a partnership with Kano-based Darma Air Services Limited for Umrah. The carrier is expected to operate ten flights for the lesser Hajj from…

Osinbajo, Sirika, Mohammed, Others For 5th National Tourism Summit

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The National Tourism Transport Summit and Expo, a tourism and transportation industry combined event of the Institute for Tourism Professionals of Nigeria (ITPN) would hold the fifth edition in the series of the programme on April 25th and April 26th, 2022 at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. The theme: ‘African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA): Strengthening Connectivity, Effect and Partnership’ were carefully chosen on the need to enhance the development of international cooperation and partnership…

Nigeria Air’s AOC: NCAA awaits security clearance

Posted on April 14, 2022April 14, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Director-General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu has said that the aviation regulatory body is awaiting security clearance from the security agencies for the continuation of the process of Air Operator Certificate (AOC) for the planned national carrier-Air Nigeria. A security clearance is one of the multiple hurdles the carrier would scale before it is granted all the important flight certificates and one that would recognize it as an airline. Nuhu…

APG IET rescinds decision to sell tickets in USD

Posted on April 14, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The APG Interline Electronic Ticketing Agreements (IET) today recalled and canceled the notice it made to its trade partners including travel agencies to issue air tickets in the United States Dollars. The earlier notice it was learnt led to outrage by travelers and the Nigerian authorities and one that puts enormous pressure on APG and its allies to rescind the decision to sell tickets in Nigeria’s foreign currency. A fresh notice to its trade partners…

Airlines, travel agencies jettison Naira, to sell tickets in dollars from April 19

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Wole Shadare

Cite $283 million trapped funds, forex scarcity for action Airfares on international routes skyrocket With effect from April 19, 2022, airlines on APG Interline Electronic Ticketing Agreements (IET) GP code 275 would start accepting issuing of tickets in United States Dollars and not Naira. This new policy according to the group was caused as a result of the difficulty in repatriating airlines’ huge funds stuck in Nigeria and other countries coupled with foreign exchange APG…

Q1 22 Result: Delta Air liquidity rises to $12.8 billion, generates $1.8 billion operating cash flow

Posted on April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 by Wole Shadare

One of the biggest airlines in the world, Delta Air Lines today reported financial results for the March quarter of 2022 and provided its outlook for the June quarter of 2022. “With a strong rebound in demand as omicron faded, we returned to profitability in the month of March, producing a solid adjusted operating margin of almost 10%. As our brand preference and demand momentum grows, we are successfully recapturing higher fuel prices, driving…

United Nigeria, Wakanow partner to deliver real-time inventory, flight schedules

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Wole Shadare

United Nigeria Airlines has integrated with Wakanow, Africa’s leading travel tech company, to provide greater value to its customers by delivering real-time inventory and flight schedules. By virtue of this partnership, Wakanow is the only online travel agency with United Nigeria’s Live Inventory bookable in real-time enabling the delivery of a seamless booking experience for Wakanow customers and United Nigeria passengers. Speaking during a courtesy visit to United Nigeria, Mr. Adebayo Adedeji, CEO of Wakanow,…

Waiting With Bated Breath Amid Challenges

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Wole Shadare

First-quarter 2022 shows the tremendous pace the Federal Government is putting into some projects it wants to bring to fruition and one that it has inexplicably struggled to seal. Overall, the sector had its fair share of challenges that it is bound to surmount, writes WOLE SHADARE Concession, national carrier project gather pace The Nigerian aviation industry in the first quarter of 2022 is one that came with its ups and downs and one that…

Aviation: Expression For Industry Consolidation Heightens

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Wole Shadare

The Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Airways, Allan Kilavuka, has disclosed that the airline industry in Africa needs a period of consolidation if the continent is to overcome its connectivity challenges. Already, shifts towards new market policies, airline behavior, operation models, and governance are clearly pointing towards a consolidated African aviation sector. Accelerated by the onset of the pandemic, what were once loose discussions around the formation of mutual pan-African airline ties are now taking…

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