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Stakeholders in the aviation industry have said that competitions among airlines will be beneficial to passengers.
Among the new airlines that emerged this year in the aviation industry with over 20 airlines on the waiting list; the United Nigeria Airlines received its Air Operators Certificate on 1st February, 2021, while Green Africa Airways announced on the 3rd of June the arrival of its third aircraft.
In a time where airlines were still trying to recover from the outbreak of COVID-19, Green Africa Airways said it had special packages reserved for its prospective customers.
Aside from having three ATR 72-600s, the airline offered 10 per cent off first bookings with pre-sales code.
Vanessa Obioha
Nigerians Travel Too, a tour company that coordinated the Nai-Jamaica Project the fusion of Naija and Jamaica and the celebration of both countries’ common history and culture recently announced that plans are underway to expand charter flight from Lagos to Montego Bay, Jamaica. The company recorded the historic inaugural flight between Nigeria and Jamaica last December.
“I was happy to be at the forefront of the initial charter and my team and I are committed to working with all stakeholders, to ensure the success of the next charter in May and all subsequent flight rotations”, remarked the CEO of the tour company Elizabeth Agboola.
By Yunus Yusuf
Lagos, April 5, 2021 Some domestic airlines operators have expressed satisfaction on the level of patronage by passengers travelling to various parts of the country during the Easter celebration.
Some of the airlines who spoke in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Monday, said the airlines recorded above 90 per cent passenger traffic, during the period.
The airline officials noted that flights from Lagos to other routes were fully booked before the Easter break, adding that there was a surge in traffic.
They however, stated that ticket fares remained the same.
The official acknowledged that patronage during the 2021 Easter celebration was far better than what was recorded in 2020, due to the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic lockdown, that grounded the airspace.
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Asaba Airport stepped out of the shadows of neglect and scorn Tuesday, 23 February, to emerge as the second airport in Nigeria to operate as a concession with the promise of brighter days. First Investment Development Company (FIDC)-MENZIES Aviation (MA) Consortium won the brownfield contract to manage the airport for 30 years on terms that will invest over N28billion to build new facilities and upgrade existing ones. It has a bonus; the new classification of the upgraded airport as international.
Delta State Governor Dr Ifeanyi Okowa earns plaudits for pulling through the successful concession deal that the Federal Government has repeatedly failed to secure with the many loss makers that are Nigeriaâs airports. Remarkably, Okowa led Delta State to this deal that positions Asaba Airport to replicate the success story of the Murtala Muhammed Airport2 Lagos run by Bi-Courtney Limited. It holds promise.