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Management of Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), operators of the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two, MMA2, has rewarded Mr. Eluu Emmanuel for returning a bag containing bundles of local, foreign currencies, jewelry, and other valuables worth millions of Naira. The bag was left inside one of the passenger buses used for conveying travellers at the Airside of MMA2. While narrating his experience, Mr. Eluu said he was returning to the Operations office when he discovered…

Says security constantly evolving challenge   More than a fifth of the U.S. population is too young to remember what air travel was like before Sept. 11, 2001. Passengers’ loved ones used to be able to greet and bid them farewell at the gate. Travelers weren’t required to take off their shoes and belts or remove liquids from carry-on luggage before going through checkpoints, let alone wait in long security lines. It was years before…

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a circular to all foreign airlines operating in and out of Nigeria not to deny Nigerians boarding for their inability to show evidence of payment for the Day-7  COVID-19 PCR test or generate paid QR code. The cumbersomeness of generating the PCR code after payment of the statutory fees has led to many travelers from Nigeria and into Nigeria being denied boarding by airlines. The Director-General of…

Less than one month after commencing flight services, Nigerian start-up airline, Green Africa Airways has added another flight to its Port-Harcourt service, making it two daily flights to the oil-rich city. The airline is growing its routes carefully rather than the rush some airlines apply in the spread of their route network without corresponding passenger traffic. The airline in a statement made available to Aviation Metric said, “We are pleased to inform you that we…