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SAA restarts flight to Lagos Nigeria amid fanfare
South Africa Airways on Sunday made a grand entry into Nigeria as it returns back on the Johannesburg-Lagos route 18 months after temporarily withdrawing from the lucrative route.
The South African Airways (SAA) flight touched down at 8.04 pm on Sunday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos amid excitement from … read more
Backtrack! SAs blocked from departing on QR
In a shock reversal, Qatar Airways posted a notice on its website on Saturday, December 11, saying that with immediate effect, the carrier would no longer accept passengers travelling from five Southern African countries into its global network.
It was only this past Thursday, December 9, wh… read more
Air Peace resumes Makurdi service on Dec 17
Air Peace, is set to resume Makurdi flight operations from Lagos and Abuja on December 17, 2021.
This is as the airline has also deployed the brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft for the Calabar route and the luxury wide-body Boeing 777 aircraft for Enugu flights.
In a news release to journalists, the Spokesperson of Air P… read more
Dana Air introduces N18,000 Flash Sales to Enugu, Owerri, Asaba
Dana Air has announced N18,000 flash sales for passengers travelling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu to Lagos, valid till 31 December 2021.
The airline revealed this during a courtesy visit by AHS Aviation Handling Services Nigeria Limited to Dana Air’s newly appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Sukhjinder Mann.
Sam Ol… read more
AirLink’s CEO on the future of its fleet
Although South African regional carrier AirLink is currently focused on surviving the global health crisis and restoring its balance sheet, the airline’s leadership already has an idea of what the future of the carrier’s fleet will look like. This was discussed during an interview with AirLink CEO Roger Foster in November as part of our F… read more
EgyptAir: Sustainability is an integral part of our mission
Airlines across the globe have been ramping up sustainability initiatives in this next chapter of aviation. A carrier that has recently been vocal about its approach in this field is EgyptAir. Simple Flying caught up with the operator’s chairman and CEO, Captain Amr Nabil, about his company’s activity.
The sustainability initiatives… read more
United Nigeria acquires A320
One of the fastest-growing indigenous airlines, United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) has acquired a new Airbus 320 aircraft to further boost its fleet of aircraft and expand its operations. With this acquisition, the aircraft fleet of the airline has grown to eight.
A statement by Achillieus-Chud Uchegbu, the spokesman of UNA said t… read more
NCAA: We limited Emirates’ frequencies to maintain reciprocity
NIGERIA Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) today came out to explain the reason behind its limiting Emirates Airline’s flights from United Arab Emirates (UAE) as the country currently has 21 weekly flight frequencies into Nigeria while Air Peace which operates to Sharjah was granted only one frequency when it requested just three (3)
T… read more
Dana Air Slashes Fares, Introduces N18,000 Flash Sales On Enugu, Owerri, Asaba Routes
Dana Air on Friday said it has introduced N18,000 flash sales for passengers traveling from Asaba, Owerri and Enugu to Lagos in order to enable them to celebrate the yuletide season. The airline in a statement by Mr. Kinglsey Ezenwa, its Communication Manager said that the slashed fair would valid till December 31, 2021.
The stateme… read more
NCAA limits Emirates Airlines’ Abuja passenger schedule to once weekly
NIGERIAN Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has withdrawn the Ministerial approval granted to Emirates Airlines’ for their winter schedule reducing the airline’s frequency into Abuja to once weekly.
A letter dated December 9th, 2021, with reference number NCAA/DG/AIR/11/16/329, and addressed to the Country Manager, Emirates Airlines, Nigeria,… read more
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