Nigerian authorities have launched an investigation into claims that a teenager survived 12 hours hidden in the wheel compartment of a plane between Lagos and London, an aviation official said Wednesday. The boy, said to be aged 15 or under, was apparently discovered in the wheel compartment of a Med-View Airline Boeing 747 which made … Read more
Nigeria has closed its main airport in the capital, Abuja, for six weeks to allow badly needed repairs to be carried out. It comes after airlines threatened to stop flying there because of safety concerns over the state of the runway. From now, those wishing to travel to Abuja are being encouraged to instead fly … Read more
Nigeria is to close its main airport in the capital, Abuja, for six weeks to allow badly needed repairs to be carried out. It comes after airlines threatened to stop flying there because of safety concerns over the state of the runway. From Thursday, those wishing to travel to Abuja are being encouraged to instead … Read more
Nigeria’s biggest airline has said it will challenge its takeover by the government. Arik Air has been in financial trouble and the government said yesterday it was stepping in to prevent it going bust. The company has racked up enormous debts and left employees unpaid for months. Ado Sanusi, Arik Air’s deputy managing director, said … Read more
According to Arik Air General Manager of Public Relations, Mr. Ola Adebanji, the action is a preemptive one necessitated by the outbreak of the Ebola Epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. The airline, which has a strong network across West Africa, has taken this decision in the wake of the Ebola-related death of a … Read more