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United Nigeria adds Katsina to route network

Posted on March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 by Wole Shadare

United Nigeria Airlines has added Katsina to its route operations. The carrier launched flight service to the Umaru Musa Yar’Adua Airport, Katsina. The airline’s inaugural flight to Katsina from Abuja was received by Governor Dikko Umar Radda, state officials, traditional rulers, All Progressives Congress (APC) leaders, and the Igbo community in Kastina State. On board were the airline’s founder, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, former Katsina State Governor, Bello Masari, APC National Secretary, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, Deputy…

NCAA lifts United Nigeria’s plane suspension, carrier begs passengers

Posted on December 1, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has lifted the suspension placed on the Part G operations specifications of a wet-leased Airbus aircraft operated by United Nigeria Airlines. The agency had last Sunday suspended the airline’s Airbus following after it temporarily diverted its flight NUA 0504 headed for Abuja to Asaba. In a letter signed by the NCAA’s Director of Licensing and Training, Captain I.B Danbazzau and, addressed to the Managing Director of the airline, the…

NCAA begins probe of United Nigeria’s ‘mistaken’ flight to Asaba

Posted on November 27, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Worried about an Abuja flight that ended in Asaba, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it has commenced an investigation to unravel the circumstances that led to what can be termed an embarrassment. A United Nigeria Airlines Flight NUA 0504 which took off from Lagos to Abuja but ‘shockingly’ found itself in Asaba on Sunday. The aviation regulatory body in a statement on Monday said preliminary steps had been taken pending conclusions of ongoing…

United Nigeria Airline to begins flight operations to Benin, Obaseki opens business space

Posted on October 16, 2023 by Wole Shadare

The Edo tourism sector has continued to attract attention from key investors and players in both the national and global economy, with the latest coming from United Nigeria Airlines, which has concluded plans to commence flight operations to Benin City, the Edo State capital, further increasing the number of airlines operating in the State. The Benin route has continued to experience increased passenger traffic in the wake of the opening up of the business space…

United Nigeria Airlines takes delivery of A320, to expand route network

Posted on October 15, 2023 by Wole Shadare

United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited has taken delivery of an Airbus A320 aircraft, which it will deploy to upgrade services on its expanding routes. The Airbus, which entered Nigeria in the early hours of Sunday, October 15, was welcomed with a water salute by operatives of the Fire Service of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). Head of Corporate Communications of United Nigeria, Mr. Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, said in a statement that the aircraft…

United Nigeria Airlines joins IATA

Posted on October 10, 2023 by Wole Shadare

Nigerian carrier, United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited, has been admitted as a member of the global aviation body, the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The airlines’ admittance into IATA was conveyed to the management of United Nigeria Airlines in a letter dated October 9, 2023, and addressed to Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, chairman and chief executive of the company. The letter signed by William Walsh, IATA Director General, it said the group was happy to welcome…