Travels

          L-R Director of Flight Operations, Captain Segun Omole, Newly promote Captain Sylvester Kalu, First Officer Wahab Lawal, First Officer Ilesanmi Ayotunde and Chief Operating officer Obi Mbanuzuo during the decoration of newly promoted captains and newly trained Nigerian Pilots recently in Lagos

Medview Airlines suspends Dubai route till March 25, 2018 to sort out issues with its partners Euro Atlantic as regards aircraft. Managing Director of Medview Alhaji Muneer Bankole disclosed this now at an ongoing media briefing. Medview began Dubai route December 7, 2017. Details later.  

It’s every traveller’s worst nightmare. But what can be done to reduce the pain of lost luggage, asks WOLE SHADARE?   Confusion Imagine being the last person at the airport conveyor belt and coming to that slow realisation that your bag isn’t coming. Lost luggage can prove either highly irritating or, bizarrely, kind of convenient. If the airline loses your bag on the outbound flight, you’re left with only the clothes you travelled in, and…

Nigeria is set to save $90 million dollars with the commencement of Aero Contractors Maintenance Repair and Overhaul (MRO) facility, given that the country operates no fewer than 40 Boeing aircraft, Woleshadare.net has learnt. Hadi Sirika disclosed this to this newspaper at the roll out of Aero Contractors 737-500 aircraft from the hangar after the successful completion of a C-Check. He said the capital flight narrative is about to change with the organisation’s initiative. A C-check is…

Many people all over the world still fly with their hearts in their mouths because of fear of plane crash. But the impeccable global aviation safety and over five years of accident-free in Nigeria’s aviation sector and the recent verdict that 2017 was best year ever for aviation safety will rekindle hope in the sector. WOLE SHADARE writes   Best year ever In a year when more people flew to more places than ever, 2017…

 Splashes gifts, cash on participants  South Africa Airways participants who participated in the grand finale of the maiden edition of SAA Essay competition held in Lagos on Friday where the airline awarded cash prizes and gifts to winners.    Miss Victory Yinka-Banjo from Princeton College, Surulere, Lagos State, won the Grand finale of the first SAA Essay competition with theme; Patriotism: Making a difference as a youth competition as she went home with N100,000 cheque and other…

Airlines generally know when we want to fly and when we don’t. However, they have to fill their seats all the time so they lower fares during slow periods to lure us back. One of those unpopular periods is a cold and wintry season for most of us, with kids back in school and lots of folks content to stay home. Yep, we’re talking about January, and you shouldn’t stay home if only because it’s…

Air Peace has pledged to end the air travel woes of most underserved destinations in Nigeria and the West Coast of Africa and offer the flying public a preferred alternative on some key international routes in 2018. Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Mr. Allen Onyema gave the assurance at the airline’s end-of-year management session held on December 27, in Lagos to review the airline’s flight operations in 2017. Commenting on the carrier’s operations in…

Nigeria, land of immense opportunity, says Lindfield Virgin Atlantic Airways has expressed its appreciation to Nigerian for their support of their daily service to London over the last sixteen years. Virgin Atlantic has enjoyed a very successful 2017, which leaves the airline optimistic and ambitious for 2018 and beyond for operating from Nigeria. The carrier is about to embark on a further significant program of investment to the fleet, with the introduction of the A350-1000…