Travellers on Air Peace second China flight talk up airline, route impact
Sade WilliamsJuly 26, 2022
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Travellers who flew on the second flight of the newly introduced Air Peace Lagos – Guangzhou, China route have been talking up the airline and the positive impact of the new route. The second flight to Guangzhou in China took place on July 20, 2022, and passengers lauded the airline for […]
Travellers face ban by AON over attack on Dana Air’s property
Sade WilliamsJuly 26, 2022
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Air travellers face potential travel ban by Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) members after they condemned in very strong terms the attack on the property of Dana Air by passengers whose scheduled flights were affected by the grounding of the airline for operational audit. Some Dana Air passengers had on July […]
NCAA grounds Dana Airlines over safety, financial health concerns
Onome AmugeJuly 21, 2022
BY Onome Amuge. The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has suspended Dana Airlines’ Air Transport Licence (ATL) and Air Operator Certificate (AOC) effective from midnight of Wednesday, 20 July, 2022. The Nigerian airline was slammed with the indefinite suspension a day after one of its planes conveying 100 passengers developed suspected engine problem midair, forcing […]
Air Peace opens new chapter in Nigeria-China relations with maiden flight to Guangzhou
Sade WilliamsJuly 18, 2022
BY Sade Williams/Business a.m. A new chapter in the relations between Nigeria, Africa’s biggest economy by gross domestic product (GDP) and the largest by population size, and China, the world’s second largest economy and largest by population, has been opened by way of air travel with the commencement of direct flight operations between the city […]
Emirates, Air Canada in tie-up to offer travellers more options
Sade WilliamsJuly 18, 2022
BY Sade Williams/Business a.m. Emirates and Air Canada have signed a strategic partnership agreement that will create more options for customers when travelling on the carriers’ networks while also enhancing the customer experience throughout the journey, they said in a joint statement. Both airlines said they plan to establish a codeshare relationship later in 2022 […]
Duetto Pulse Report: Hotels demand, booking pace up, but review scores down
Claire MiddletonJuly 18, 2022
The latest edition of the Pulse Report, which compares data from May 2022 with April 2022, and cross-references this with previous years’ performance, shows that lodging demand and pricing are moving in a positive direction, and booking pace remains off the charts, writes Claire Middleton, a Duetto contributing editor. Interestingly, over recent months last-minute bookings […]
Air Peace launches direct flight operations to China, plans India, Israel
Chisom NwatuJuly 14, 2022
By Chisom Nwatu. Nigerian carrier Air Peace has launched direct flight operations from Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos to Guangzhou, China. The airline began the China route with one initial weekly flight and plans to increase the services to the long-haul route in the future. It has also reached advanced stages to commence additional […]
Flight delays loom as FAAN shuts Lagos airport runway
Anita OkoroJuly 7, 2022
By Anita Okoro Air travellers in Nigeria may experience flight delays in the coming weeks following the closure of the domestic runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The runway closure, which will commence effectively on Friday, July 8, 2022 and last for a period of 90 days, is to enable some repairs and […]
Caverton Group begins maintenance of Benin Republic’s presidential fleet
Chisom NwatuJuly 7, 2022
By Chisom Nwatu Caverton Group, a major provider of marine, aviation and logistics services, has begun the maintenance of the Benin Republic Presidential Air Fleet in what comes as a major boost for Nigerian companies. The firm is also now heavily involved in the maintenance of fleet belonging to the Nigerian Armed Forces and has […]
Air Peace expands wings to Asia with China, India launch in July
Businessam StaffJuly 7, 2022
Air Peace expands wings to Asia with China, India launch in July BY Business a.m. Nigeria’s leading airline, Air Peace, is planning to extend its wings to Guangzhou, China and Mumbai, India, with scheduled flight operations in July 2022. The airline has also disclosed that Israel operations kick-off is underway. These new destinations are further […]