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Kenya Airways (KQ) will resume flights to Tanzania on Monday bringing to an end a dispute that has lasted nearly two months over the management of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The national carrier announced it would make its first flight to Tanzania’s commercial city of Dar es Salaam next week since it was suspended from flyin… read more
ARIK Air, in the face of the union’s threat to down tools tomorrow Monday, September 14, 2020 have written to the Minister of Labour and Employment appealing for an intervention in seeking for the understanding and cooperation of the workers’ unions; while explaining some key issues in the disagreementThis is just as the airline states th… read more
TWO unions, the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) have once again directed all its staff in Arik Air (apart from Pilots and Engineers) to withdraw all services with effect from 00hrs on 14th September, 2020.This, according to the uni… read more
As part of its contribution towards eradicating the dreaded Corona virus pandemic in Nigeria, Reddington is offering free medical treatment to all international air travelers arriving in Nigeria at its newly commissioned Armoured Shield Medical Center provided the PCR test is done at Reddington Zaine Laboratory, which is promoted b… read more
Lagos-based Dana Air is anticipating a slow post-coronavirus traffic pick-up, starting from around June, delaying the airline’s growth plans by around six months.
Despite Nigeria being the first sub-Saharan African country with a confirmed coronavirus case, it has not been as hard-hit as others on the continent. At th… read more
There is huge uncertainty over the future of Arik Air as Asset Management Corporation (AMCON) is set to change the name of the airline, which has been under its receivership in the past four years. A source close to the airline confided in our correspondent that plans have reached an advanced stage by AMCON to change the… read more
United Airlines today announced plans to expand its global route network with new nonstop service to Africa, India and Hawaii. With these new routes, United will offer more nonstop service to India and South Africa than any other U.S. carrier and remains the largest carrier between the U.S. mainland and Hawaii.
Starting this … read more
Barely four days after the Federal Government reopened the airspace for international flight services into the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, Delta Air Lines, the only United States carrier that operates into Nigeria has landed at Lagos airport.The airlin… read more
Nigeria started welcoming back international airlines on the weekend. After six months of banning international flights, Nigeria re-opened both Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja and Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Saturday. Already, airlines are lining up to fly back into the count… read more
The four times weekly service to Africa’s largest city will be operated by Qatar Airways’ Boeing 787 Dreamliner.
Qatar Airways Group chief executive, Akbar Al Baker, said: “We are delighted to resume flights to Lagos and further expand our network in Africa. We know the Nigerian diaspora is spread across the globe and we are thankfu… read more