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Ghost Schedules, Broken Dreams: The hidden toll of Nigeria’s flight delay crisis

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Ghost Schedules, Broken Dreams: The hidden toll of Nigeria’s flight delay crisis

While severe delays frequently trigger passenger anger and airport altercations, the crisis is rarely the fault of a single entity. It stems from a combination of systemic, technical, operational, and regulatory factors across the aviation ecosystem, writes WOLE SHADARE It was supposed to be a routine 50-minute hop. Stanley Wisdom, a Lagos-based software consultant, arrived at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2 (MMA2) at 6:00 AM on a humid Thursday morning, ticket in hand for a…

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Flight delays, cancellations, poor mgt undermine confidence in aviation, NCAA threatens more sanctions

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Flight delays, cancellations, poor mgt undermine confidence in aviation, NCAA threatens more sanctions

The Acting Director-General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo has lamented that flight cancellations and flight delays are twin monsters that have done incalculable damage to air travel in the country and one that far-reaching implications for passengers, businesses, the credibility of the aviation industry and national development as a whole.  Najomo stated this at a meeting he held in Lagos with airline Chief Executive Officers and stakeholders in the aviation industry…

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