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Managing Director of Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, said in Lagos at the weekend that the sharp drop in traffic occasioned by COVID-19 outbreak has drastically affected the fortunes of airlines. He also said exchange rate had gone up significantly by approximately 40 per cent since COVID struck. According to him, the sharp drop in passenger traffic is seriously affecting virtually all the airlines as a result of COVID- 19, stressing that many of the…

  The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has sought answers and explanations to the alleged movement of assets including personnel of Arik Air under receivership of the Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) to a proposed NG Eagle Airline without the resolution of all labour related matters. The union which welcomed the proposed set up of a new carrier because of job creation the venture would attract, and provision of incentives for deeper…

Passengers petition NCAA over incessant flight delay Recount experience on botched flight The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has begun investigation into a “serious incident” involving Air Peace’s B737-300. Spokesman for the AIB, Tunji Oketunbi in a statement said the incident involving the airline’s aircraft with nationality and registration Marks 5N-BUQ occurred around 9:31pm on March 8, 2021. The aircraft, with 127 passengers and six crew members onboard, he said, was en-route Lagos from Abuja, when…