UK, US Airfare Surges By 55% As a result of the depreciation of the naira against the United States dollar by 55 per cent on the official foreign exchange market, there has been a decline in airfare on international routes in Nigeria. The naira plummeted from...

Kano International Flights Suspension Causing Revenue Losses – Sirika       The continued suspension of international flights to and from the Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, is denying the Federal Government a lot of revenue, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, said on Tuesday. Sirika said this...

International Flight: FG Approves 14 Airlines, Bars Air France, KLM, Others     The Federal Government has released the list of nine airlines granted approval to commence international flights in Nigeria. Speaking at a briefing of the Presidential TaskForce on Thursday, the Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, confirmed...

Naira Weakens To N480/$1 On Plans To Re-start International Flights     The naira on Tuesday fell 1.04 per cent to N480 to dollar on the black market after the Federal Government said it would reopen airports for international travel in two weeks, a move that could...

International Flights: PTF Differs As Sirika Fixes August 29     Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, on Monday announced that international flights into and out of Nigeria would resume on August 29. The Presidential Task Force on COVID-19, however, said that the date was not sacrosanct. International flights were...

International Flights To Resume In Weeks – Fed Govt     The Federal Government on Thursday said the airports would be reopened to international flights in weeks and not in months. When international flights eventually resume, passengers are expected to arrive the airport three hours before their flights. The...