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AIR PEACE management has explained that its 17-member crew to and from Beijing, China is  in the quarantine facility provided by the Lagos state government denouncing a report indicating that its flight crew has absconded The airline which completed its flight that airlifted medical supplies and Chinese medical personnel, operated by Boeing B777-200 ER (P4 5-NBVE), which arrived the Nnamdi …

DANA Air has announced that as part of its own contribution to aid Federal Government’s efforts towards curbing the further spread of Covid-19 in Nigeria, has offered its resources, aircraft and crew to assist the nation in the battle against Coronavirus.​ The airline in a letter to the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, expressed​ support to contribute in the …

UNITED Bank of Africa (UBA) has announced a donation of N5billion (US$ 14 million) through the UBA Foundation as a response to combat the dreaded COVID-19 pandemic. The Bank in an announcement by the UBA Group Chairman, Chief Tony Elumelu will deploy this donation to provide significant and much needed support for Nigeria and 19 other African Countries by providing …

Aero Contractors suspends flights for two weeks, Ibom Air reduce flights 36% AERO Contractors, Ibom Air have announced measures to help stem the spread of the deadly COVID-19 with different moves while Aero suspended its flights from Thursday, Ibom Air from Wednesday cut capacity by 36% Nigerianflightdeck intercepted a memo from Aero Contractors which directed a suspension of its flight …

ETHIOPIAN Airlines has arrived Nigeria with the nation’s share of laboratory kits and Medical supplies to combat the novel corona virus as the aircraft landed at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) around 3:20pm today March 24, 2020. The Ethiopian Airlines Freighter ET-AVN delivered the  Medical Supplies From the Jack Ma Foundation stating it was pleased to deliver these much …

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has clarified further and listed operations that will take place under the umbrella of Essential Flights asking all operators to be guided. This is just as the NCAA says that with the exception of aircraft in a state of emergency, request for approval for other flights is required. The regulators in a directive from the …

NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that effective from 00:01 hours on Saturday 21st March, 2020, the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano (DNKN), Akanu lbiam International Airport, Enugu (DNEN) and Port-Harcourt International Airport Omagwa (DNPO) will be closed to all International flights. This is just as the regulatory agency has said only the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja …

NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has forthwith, all pending inspections, trainings and various exchange programmes in involving foreign trips as part of steps to protect its workforce from the scourge of Coronavirus outbreak tagged COVID-19 pandemic. The Authority also issued detailed guidelines for its officers who have recently travelled abroad to self-isolate for 14 days among sundry other measures upon …

Suspends Dakar-Senegal; Monrovia-Liberia and cuts down  Freetown; Banjul-Gambia FOLLOWING the huge impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on air travel worldwide, Air Peace has downsized its operations suspending its flights to Dakar-Senegal and Monrovia-Liberia and cutting down its Freetown-Sierra Leone operations and Banjul-Gambia operations to one flight a week. The airline will also be suspending international operations into Dubai through Sharjah …

As five new suspected cases of COVID-19 reported FINALLY, Federal Government of Nigeria, has issued a travel ban on 13 countries over the spread of the Coronavirus. This is just as government has suspended the Visa on Arrival policy for the time being, announcing that the ban will take effect from Saturday, March 21, 2020. This is following cries from …