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• 15/12/2021 18:53

Crisis averted: Emirates could return to Nigeria after Air Peace deal

In the latest installment of the UAE-Nigeria aviation drama, it seems the UAE has backed down on its allocation of slots for Nigerian airline Air Peace. In a letter seen by Simple Flying, Dubai Airports has allocated slots at Dubai (DXB) for Air Peace, instead of at Sharjah. This paves the way for Emirates to also restart flights t… read more

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• 15/12/2021 05:04

Nigeria-UAE impasse: UAE seeks to accommodate Air Peace with allocation of 7 slots at DXB

The Authorities of the United Arab Emirats (UAE) have reportedly offered 7 slots to the Nigerian airline, Air Peace, to fly to Dubai World Airport in Dubai, UAE. This followed the withdrawal of the the initial approval of the request of Emirates Airline to operate 21 frequencies to Nigeria, by Nigerian aviation authorities. The Nigerian a… read more

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• 15/12/2021 05:01

Aero Contractors bags ATQ MRO of the year Award December 13, 2021

For the second time in two years, Nigeria’s oldest private airline, Aero Contractors has again clinched the” MRO of the year award” at the Air Transport Quarterly Magazine Industry Awards which took place in Lagos at the weekend.

The Editorial board and Award Committee of the top flying industry magazine nominated the airline for th… read more

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• 14/12/2021 17:51

Emirates suspends Nigeria routes amid slots row

Emirates service to Nigeria has again been suspended following the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority’s (NCAA) decision to reduce the number of weekly flights the airline can operate to just one.

The Gulf carrier only resumed daily nonstop passenger flights from Dubai (DXB) to Abuja (ABV) and … read more

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• 14/12/2021 04:50

Qatar Airways touches down in Odessa, Ukraine

Qatar Airways’ inaugural flight from Doha to Odessa, Ukraine, landed at Odesa International Airport on Thursday 9 December 2021, marking the launch of the airline’s second gateway to Ukraine.

Operated by an Airbus A320 aircraft, flight QR309 carrying Qatar Airways Regional Manager, Mr Christian Deresjo, was we… read more

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• 14/12/2021 04:30

SAA restarts flight to Lagos Nigeria amid fanfare

South Africa Airways on Sunday made a grand entry into Nigeria as it returns back on the Johannesburg-Lagos route 18 months after temporarily withdrawing from the lucrative route.

The South African Airways (SAA) flight touched down at 8.04 pm on Sunday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos amid excitement from … read more

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• 14/12/2021 04:27

Backtrack! SAs blocked from departing on QR

In a shock  reversal, Qatar Airways posted a notice on its website  on  Saturday, December 11, saying that with immediate effect, the carrier would no longer accept passengers travelling from five Southern African countries into its global network.

It was only this past Thursday, December 9, wh… read more

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• 13/12/2021 17:56

Air Peace resumes Makurdi service on Dec 17

Air Peace, is set to resume Makurdi flight operations from Lagos and Abuja on December 17, 2021.

This is as the airline has also deployed the brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft for the Calabar route and the luxury wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft for Enugu flights.

In a news release to journalists, the Spokesperson of Air P… read more

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• 13/12/2021 17:56

Dana Air introduces N18,000 Flash Sales to Enugu, Owerri, Asaba

Dana Air has announced  N18,000 flash sales for passengers travelling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu to Lagos, valid till 31 December 2021.

The airline revealed this during a courtesy visit by AHS Aviation Handling Services Nigeria Limited to Dana Air’s newly appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sukhjinder Mann.

Sam Ol… read more

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• 13/12/2021 04:54

AirLink’s CEO on the future of its fleet

Although South African regional carrier AirLink is currently focused on surviving the global health crisis and restoring its balance sheet, the airline’s leadership already has an idea of what the future of the carrier’s fleet will look like. This was discussed during an interview with AirLink CEO Roger Foster in November as part of our F… read more