Emirates to suspend Nigeria flights from September 1 over $85m trapped revenue
Onome Amuge
August 18, 2022
Emirates Airlines, the flag carrier of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has announced the suspension of its flight operations to Nigeria, effective September 1, 2022. The Dubai-based airline and subsidiary of the Emirates Group made the disclosure following its inability to repatriate foreign exchange earnings worth $85 million from Nigeria. In a statement issued on Thursday […]
Ethiopian Airlines urges S/Easterners to patronise Enugu airport for international travel
Rosemary IwualaAugust 16, 2022
By Rosemary Iwuala The management of Ethiopian Airlines has called on residents of Nigeria’s South-East region to patronise the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, for overseas travel instead of going to Lagos or Abuja to board flights. Speaking to journalists briefly after a public awareness and sensitisation programme held in the Enugu metropolis, Henok […]
Nigeria begins audit of domestic airlines to ensure safety
Chisom NwatuAugust 4, 2022
By Chisom Nwatu The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is carrying out economic and financial audits of eight domestic airlines operating in the country and has already begun with three. Musa Nuhu, NCAA director-general, who briefed journalists at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Wednesday, said the audit became necessary so as to […]
NAHCO assures stakeholders, clients of improved services
Innocent ObasiAugust 3, 2022
By Innocent Obasi The Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) Plc has pledged to enhance its working relationship with its clients and stakeholders by offering more up-to-date facilities and excellent customer care services. The ground handler made the assurance during a recent customer appreciation event it organised in Lagos. Speaking at the event, Seinde Fadeni Oladapo, […]
We maintain standards Full Moon is known for, says new executive chef
Dikachi ElembaJuly 26, 2022
SINGER DAVID BABBO is the new executive chef at Full Moon Hotel, and could well pass for the ‘newest chef in town’ in Owerri. In this interview with Business A.M.’s Dikachi Elemba, Babbo takes him through the responsibilities of a hotel’s executive chef, the different types of chefs and kitchens. And he explains that when […]
Delta taps state-of-the-art B737 MAX for fleet refresh
Sade WilliamsJuly 26, 2022
By Sade Williams/Business a.m. Delta Airlines said it will add the state-of-the-art Boeing 737 MAX aircraft to its fleet as it continues to refresh its fleet to elevate the in-flight customer experience while improving fuel efficiency. The airline will be ordering the largest model in the MAX family, the 737-10, which Boeing will start delivering […]
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 […]