Air traffic control issue disrupts thousands of passengers at London airports
Samson Echenim
July 30, 2019
By Samson Echenim The UK’s busiest airports were in chaos weekend as a technical issue affecting air traffic control caused major delays. This came a day after extremes of temperature and evening thunderstorms caused problems with planes and trains, only exacerbating the impact of Friday’s incident. There was chaos at Heathrow as an […]
How travelers’ unpleasant experiences made FAAN create task force on service delivery
Samson EchenimJuly 30, 2019
By Samson Echenim The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) says it set up the tasks force on service delivery following negative experiences travelers were exposed to at Enugu International Airport, where service delivery was at a very low ebb. Capt Rabiu Yadudu, managing director FAAN, said during an interactive forum at the […]
Lagos international airport, Ajao Estate neighbourhood’s growing hotels attraction
Samson EchenimJuly 30, 2019
By Samson Echenim Ajao Estate, Lagos international airport’s neighbouring town, is pleasantly littered with affordable hotels that give value for money. Thanks to proximity to Murtala Mohammed International Airport. hotels of various classes dot the landscape along the road that leads to Oshodi and other parts of the city. Though the airport road is […]
How priority landing saved 33 aboard after Medview plane loses pressure
Samson EchenimJuly 25, 2019
By Samson Echenim The lives of 27 passengers and six crew onboard Medview Airline’s Boeing 737-500 flight VL2105 on Tuesday were at risk but for priority landing demanded by the pilot and which was obliged by airport control, it has now emerged. The airline spoke on the incident which happened on Tuesday at 3.10pm local time, in which the aircraft with registration marks 5N-BQM, […]
Passengers experience commotion aboard Med-View plane
Businessam StaffJuly 24, 2019
By Samson Echenim Less than 24 hours after a Nigerian airline experienced a faulty landing at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, another domestic carrier Tuesday threw its passengers aboard into commotion that led to the crew deploying oxygen masks. The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) says it has commenced investigations on a Boeing 737-500 aircraft […]
Air Peace says hard landing B737 has no faults
Businessam StaffJuly 24, 2019
By Samson Echenim Nigeria’s largest carrier, Air Peace, has said its Boeing 737-300 5N-BQQ, which nose-wheel was reportedly damaged while landing at the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos, is airworthy and has no fault. Following an in-house preliminary investigation, Godfrey Ogbogu, the airline’s safety manager, said the hard landing of the aircraft from Port Harcourt, […]
Nigeria carrier, Arik, offers 20% discount on domestic economy fares to military officers
Samson EchenimJuly 24, 2019
By Samson Echenim Arik Air, the Nigerian flagged airline, says it is offering a 20 per cent discount to both serving and ex-military officers on any of its domestic routes on the economy class. Arik’s economy ticket for local flights averages around N25,000 for short and immediate bookings. The discount will see both serving and […]
Nigeria’s aviation sector in dire need of sustainable policies
Samson EchenimJuly 23, 2019
Economic policies are deliberate master action plans covering a span of time carved out on how to grow, develop and operate a sector. Usually, they form the blueprint and are catalysts for developing any sector. Unfortunately, Nigeria’s aviation lacks policies and has remained abysmally low in its contribution to the gross national product. In this […]
On-board, airport food poisoning gets FAAN acting
Samson EchenimJuly 23, 2019
By Samson Echenim Stowaway attempt leads to investigation As concerns brew over food poisoning both in the airport and onboard aircraft, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has sought the collaboration of food and environment regulatory agencies in the airport and cooperation from food vendors and suppliers to curb the […]
BA halts flight to Cairo amidst heightened risks of aviation terrorism
Businessam StaffJuly 21, 2019
British Airways suspended all flights to Cairo for seven days to “allow for further assessment,” with the U.K. government maintaining a warning about threats to aviation in Egypt. The U.K. carrier said it reviews security arrangements at all its airports and has stopped flights to the city as a precaution. “We would never operate an […]