Emirates, flydubai partnership announces first codeshare routes
EMIRATES and flydubai have announced that Emirates will expand its network to 29 flydubai destinations across three continents following the commencement of their partnership. The new partner network, through its codeshare, will offer greater frequency and easier access to more global destinations with the advantage of connecting baggage to the final destination. Passengers can book from 03 October on Emirates.com,...
Impending picketing of Airlines: Air Peace cautions aviation unions
MANAGEMENT of Air Peace has cautioned unions in the aviation sector against the reported plan to picket airlines in the country, warning that it would not sit idly by and allow anyone disrupt its flight operations or prevent its passengers from flying. This is just as the airline enjoined the Federal Government to call the unions to order to avoid...
NIS issues 20,000 visas, creates two issuing centres since EO implementation
NIGERIA Immigration Service (NIS), Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos Command has increased visa issuing centres from one to two with at least 20,000 visas being issued since June following the Executive Order issued on the ease of doing business in Nigeria. This is just as the NIS has increased its immigration counters at the MMIA from three to eight. Nigerianflightdeck.com...
FAAN dispels fabricated videoclip on MMIA
FABRICATED video clips aimed at creating panic and undermining seamless operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos yesterday, Tuesday, October 3, 2017 have been debunked by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). In a statement released by the Corporate communication Department and signed by Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, FAAN informed air travellers, airport users and the general public that...
Again, Dana Air backs Nigerian Economic Summit 23
DANA AIR has announced it will support the Nigerian Economic Summit (NES#23), scheduled to hold from 10th to 12th October, 2017, at Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. Themed: Opportunities, Productivity, and Employment: Actualizing the Economy Recovery and Growth Plan,’’ the annual Nigerian Economic Summit (NES), which is jointly organized by the Nigerian Economic Summit Group and the Federal Ministry of Budget...
MMIA sets up task-force to checkmate malefactors, improve security
PLANS to continuously safeguard passengers and provide security in the just certified Murtala Muhammed International Airport Ikeja (MMIA) has reached an advanced stage as the airport management is set to inaugurate a task force to check the activities of miscreants within the airport environment. The manager of the MMIA, Mrs Victoria Shin-Aba who disclosed this in an interview in her...
NAMA to commence digital accounting system
NIGERIAN Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has taken steps towards embedding a more effective digital accounting system that would meet the growing demands of the agency. Speaking at a two-day NAMA Accountants Retreat which held in Lagos, Managing Director of NAMA, Capt. Fola Akinkuotu said the programme was borne out of “the agency’s commitment towards promoting transparency, accountability and fiscal discipline...
Nigeria @ 57: Air Peace hails Nigerians, urges unity
AIR PEACE has urged Nigerians to drop their differences and unite to make Nigeria realize its economic and political potential as a leading nation in Africa. In a statement signed by the Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of the airline, Mr. Allen Onyema to celebrate Nigeria’s 57th independence anniversary, Air Peace insisted that the nation was blessed with abundant human and material...
RwandAir celebrates Nigeria @57 with discounted fares
 RWAND AIR has joined the rest of world to celebrate Nigeria's fifty seventh independence anniversary unveiling discounted independence fares on its Lagos - Dubai, Johannesburg and Accra routes for Nigerian passengers. The carrier in a statement by its Country Manager, Ms Ibiyemi Odusi said it is excited to celebrate with Nigeria and her strides in 57 years of nationhood and...
Overland Airways increases Akure-Abuja frequency October 3
OVERLAND AIRWAYS has announced a frequency increase on its flights from Akure-Abuja route from three times a week to six times a week. This is to enable Overland Airways passengers travelling from Akure, Ondo State, as well as Ekiti State and environs to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to enjoy more flight options which will enhance their business activities,...
