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ECOWAS Air Travel Reform Stalls as Only One Country Implements 25% Tax Reduction

Posted on June 8, 2026June 8, 2026 by Wole Shadare

IATA lauds bloc’s 25% Aviation Tax Cut, faults Slow Implementation Wole Shadare, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil The International Air Transport Association (IATA) said the decision by the countries of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to reduce airport and travel charges by 25 per cent would help to address the region’s major structural hurdles. IATA’s Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East, Kamil Alawahdi, in an interview with Aviation Metric at the…

200,000 annual traffic on Nigeria-Accra route attraction for country’s airlines

Posted on November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 by Wole Shadare

How to get Nigeria’s empty airports viable-IATA Experts seek investment in route development Nigerian airlines have justified the decision to use Accra as its launch pad for both regional and international airline operations, citing a vast number of seats on the Lagos-Accra route. The Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, yesterday at the FAAN National Aviation Conference in Lagos, with the theme, “Elevating the Nigerian Aviation Industry Through Investment and Global Engagements”,…

Ethiopian Airlines second daily flight to Lagos move to open country for business-Perm Sec

Posted on July 2, 2025July 2, 2025 by Wole Shadare

….Airline unfolds plans to support tourism in Nigeria Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Dr. Ibrahim Kana, said the second daily flight frequency, given to Africa’s most profitable airline, Ethiopian Airways, to Lagos from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, bringing the airline’s frequency to 14 weekly flights, shows the country’s preparedness to open itself to business. Kana who received the B737Max aircraft that touched down at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 7.30…