•Stranded passengers at the airport, yesterday For about eight hours during yesterday’s picketing in Lagos and Abuja airports, no fewer than 80 flights were cancelled, with more disrupted across local and regional networks, cumulatively worsening the plight of struggling Nigerian carriers. A rough calculation availed to our correspondent showe...
•Grounded aircrafts A no-work order issued by the leadership of aviation unions to their members nationwide has grounded the operations of all airlines nationwide today, leaving passengers stranded. The order was contained in a circular dated August 10, 2026 jointly signed by the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) in collaborati...
•Chairman, Air Peace Airline, Allen Onyema Air Peace chairman, Allen Onyema, has warned that Nigeria’s aviation industry is facing an existential crisis, saying several domestic airlines could collapse within the next 30 days unless urgent measures are taken to address the challenges confronting operators. Onyema spoke on the sidelines of the ...
•Aviation Minister Festus Keyamo and MMIA, Lagos Fresh tension is brewing in the Nigerian aviation industry as aviation unions and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) are trading accusations over the remittance of the 5 per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC). The crisis, if not nipped in the bud, may lead to flight disruptions across […]...
The crisis over the remittance of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) by airline operators has deepened, with aviation workers’ unions issuing a seven-day notice of picketing to defaulting airlines, warning that failure to settle outstanding obligations could trigger industrial action across the country’s airports. In a letter dated Ju...
No fewer than four state governments have set up their own airlines in the last seven years, spending an estimated N500 billion in the carriers’ set-up and fleet acquisition. Apart from the four states, at least three others – Ogun, Anambra and Lagos – are at different stages of establishing their own carriers, with a […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has placed 11 domestic airlines on its updated “No-Pay-No-Service” list over unpaid statutory charges. The enforcement action, which targets airlines owing the regulator outstanding remittances, is expected to affect access to critical regulatory and administrative services until the affected carriers clear...
Stakeholders in the air transport sector have urged airline operators to avoid transporting individuals suspected of showing symptoms associated with Ebola Virus Disease, EVD, in order to minimise the risk of cross-border transmission. The call followed a disclosure by Port Health Services, PHS, that advanced screening and monitoring measures ...
•Airlines Domestic and international flight operations across the routes of indigenous airlines may be disrupted from tomorrow, following a seven-day ultimatum issued by the Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria (AGHAN) over an outstanding debt exceeding N9 billion by the airlines. AGHAN, the umbrella body of five ground handling com...
•Keyamo and Oyedele The federal government has stepped up measures to address the rising cost of aviation fuel and the growing pressure on airline operators, as part of broader efforts to stabilise the sector and protect passengers from higher fares. This comes as the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Taiwo Oyedele,...
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