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Expert debunks 11m Passenger figure

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Expert debunks 11m Passenger figure

  …Urges FG to redefine 5% TSC to save aviation sector  The Nigerian travel market risks immediate and severe suppression if airfares rise by even a single dollar, a situation poised to worsen if the government presses forward with plans to reintroduce Value Added Tax (VAT) on domestic tickets. This warning was sounded by Roland Iyayi, the President/CEO of Top Brass Aviation Limited and former Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA), while…

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OPINION: The Airport We Want: Why Every Passenger Must Be Part Of The Solution

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OPINION: The Airport We Want: Why Every Passenger Must Be Part Of The Solution

By Henry Agbebire It is becoming increasingly common to encounter stories on social media from passengers and visitors who recount unpleasant experiences while travelling through some Nigerian airports. While some speak of repeated checks and requests for gratification, others describe unnecessary delays and encounters that leave them frustrated, disappointed, and questioning the quality of service they receive. This is unfortunate because air travel should evoke a different experience altogether. An international journey ought to be…

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How passenger unruly behaviour undermines safety gains in aviation sector-FAAN MD

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How passenger unruly behaviour undermines safety gains in aviation sector-FAAN MD

Conflicts in aviation linked to communication breakdown-Dati     The Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mrs Olubunmi Kuku, has expressed concerns that the aviation industry is increasingly confronting behavioural and interpersonal challenges, hinting that incidents involving unruly passengers, staff conflicts, stakeholder tensions, and non-compliance with safety protocols threaten to undermine the hard-earned progress they have made in safety and service excellence. Kuku, who spoke at this year’s FAAN’s Aviation Safety…

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Airlines fear new tax law may paralyse businesses, raise ticket fares, reduce passenger traffic

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Airlines fear new tax law may paralyse businesses, raise ticket fares, reduce passenger traffic

        Reform may have devastating effects on aviation sector-Boyo         Tinubu already signed  treaty against tax on aviation-IATA          New Tax policy to enhance ease of doing business-FIRS There is a consensus among airline operators and aviation allied companies that the new tax reform of the Federal Government is capable of doing incalculable damage to the aviation ecosystem.   Nigeria’s new tax law, enacted through the…

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Disruptive passenger charged to court, remanded in Kirikiri prison 

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Disruptive passenger charged to court, remanded in Kirikiri prison 

  Comfort Emmanson, the passenger who assaulted airline officials on an Ibom Air flight inbound Lagos from Uyo, has reportedly been charged to court. Tunde Moshood, the special adviser on media and communications to the minister of aviation and aerospace development, said Emmanson is remanded in Kirikiri correctional facility. Moshood spoke in a post on X on Monday — shortly after the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said enforcement action will soon become more frequent…

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Ibom Air places travel restriction on irate passenger Emmanson over assault on cabin crew

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Ibom Air places travel restriction on irate passenger Emmanson over assault on cabin crew

Passenger arrested   Ibom Air has given a detailed report of how a passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, on its flight, assaulted one of the crew members of the airline. Consequently, the airline has placed travel restrictions on the passenger for her disruptive behaviour and assault on its crew member. The airline in a statement on Monday said the conduct of Emmanson on its flight to Lagos from Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, posed a serious threat…

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