Airlines Record 80% Drop In Patronage     Domestic Flight Operations have declined by 80 percent. Findings also showed the airlines recorded 1,934 flights since July 8, 2020 when airports were reopened for commercial flights, after over four months of airports shut down. About 830 delays were recorded while...

Ground Handlers Rally Airlines To Right Pricing, Dollar Rate     Worried by the operational challenges in the COVID-19 era, ground handlers and stakeholders have rallied airlines to the right pricing mechanism and service payment in dollars. The operators, at a webinar organised by Association of Aviation Ground...

Uncertainty Over N27bn Aviation Palliative   There is uncertainty in the aviation industry over the delay in releasing the palliatives promised by the federal government Already, fears of massive job losses have grown as airline operators, agencies and other service providers groan over depleting cash reserves due...

Airlines To Lose $2bn To COVID-19 - IATA     The International Air Transport Association has asked African governments to unblock bottlenecks ailing air transport and tourism by providing urgently needed financial relief to bail out affected businesses in the sector. It made this recommendation in a statement...

Airlines Record Low Passengers Traffic As Flight Resume   Aviation Security Personnel attached to the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were very strict in adhering to the health and safety protocols and guidelines prescribed for travel as they subjected passengers to body temperature checks ,...

Airlines Raise Fares As Domestic Flights Resume Wednesday     There has been a significant increase in the airfares as airlines prepare to resume operations Wednesday. The Federal Government had directed the resumption of domestic flights on July 8th after the March 30th lockdown of the airlines. Checks by...