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
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has granted airline operators in the country a special foreign exchange (Forex) concession regime to enable clearance of outstanding debts at inter-bank market rate. The CBN, in a memo, listed airline operators along with sectors that deal with raw materials and machineries for manufacturing companies and agricultural chemicals as … Read more
Emirates rejects naira in payment for flight in Nigeria Emirates Airlines has rejected the Nigerian currency, naira, for payment by travellers to Brazil. The Dubai-based airline is rather demanding a credit card mode of payment from passengers at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos. The development, which caught many passengers unawares, caused some of … Read more
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has directed passengers not to turn on or charge their Samsung Galaxy Note 7 devices on board aircraft following recent incidents and concerns raised by its manufacturers. The aviation regulatory body gave the directive in a statement signed by its General Manager, Public Relations, Sam Adurogboye, which was obtained … Read more