Nigerian

Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

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Gambia grants Overland Airways Fifth Freedom Right to deepen SAATM

Carrier launches flight to Banjul Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Overland Airways has been granted the Fifth Freedom right by The Gambian Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); a significant boost to widening the airline’s operations from any part of The Gambia to any destination within the sub-region in line with the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM), a policy of the Africa Union (AU) that liberalises the African skies. The Director-General of GCAA, Nfansu Bojang disclosed on…

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Järvinen: We’re keen to work with Nigerian carriers on regional connectivity

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Järvinen: We’re keen to work with Nigerian carriers on regional connectivity

Juha Järvinen is the Chief Commercial Officer at Virgin Atlantic. He leads the Commercial function which includes Airline Commercial with network planning, joint venture with Delta and Air France-KLM, partnerships, and revenue management among other high-profile portfolios. In this interview with WOLE SHADARE, he speaks on the airline’s commitment to Nigeria’s aviation market, Africa as new frontier for airline expansion and growth opportunities and how Nigeria can leverage regional connectivity as one of the best options for…

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Nigeria writes UK for tier one airport for Nigerian airlines

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Nigeria writes UK for tier one airport for Nigerian airlines

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo said that the Federal Government has written to the United Kingdom to allow Nigerian carriers particularly Air Peace operate to  Heathrow Airport. The Minister who spoke at the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) seminar in Lagos on Friday said Nigeria would no longer allow a situation where the country’s airlines are not allowed to tier one airports overseas in line with the Bilateral…

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BA: Consolidating presence in Nigeria with improved lounge

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BA: Consolidating presence in Nigeria with improved lounge

When it comes to premium travel, British Airways prides itself as one of the leaders. Its newly refurbished First and business class lounge opens a new vista to giving high network passengers a new customer experience, writes, WOLE SHADARE Continuous improvement One of the world’s biggest carriers, British Airways may have cemented its position as a leader in the Nigerian aviation market just as the carrier is investing millions of pounds to improve its premium customers’…

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Minister: Why Nigerian airlines can’t compete with big int’l carriers

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Minister: Why Nigerian airlines can’t compete with big int’l carriers

How aeropolitics, intrigues denied Air Peace Heathrow slot   The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo has said that Nigerian airline operators are disadvantaged and would find it extremely difficult to compete with their foreign counterparts because lack of access to finance and the high interest rate charged by banks on loans. The lack of credit facilities for the carriers has made it extremely tough for the airlines to buy aircraft outright or…

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