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PHOTONEWS: Air Peace Starts Direct Flights To Israel

Airpeace made another history as the first ever Nigerian airline to fly direct, nonstop to Israel. We commenced scheduled operations into Tel Aviv on April 20, 2023, from Lagos and Abuja.We’ve made another history as the first ever Nigerian airline…

FG Set To Lease Three Aircraft To Commence Nigeria Air’s Flight Operations

MINISTER of Aviation, Hadi Sirika has disclosed the Federal Government’s plan to begin flight operations of the national carrier, Nigeria Air with an initial three aircraft to be leased from other companies. Beyond the lease of the aircraft, the Federal…

Three Million Passports Issued To Nigerians In 3 Years; Lagos, Edo Top Demand List – Aregbesola

THE Minister of Interior Affairs, Rauf Aregbesola, Tuesday, disclosed that the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) issued 3 million passports to Nigerians within three years. He said the 3 million passports were issued to Nigerians between 2019 and 2022. Rauf Aregbesola…

Nigeria Blocking Repatriation Of $450 Million Foreign Airline Revenue, IATA Says

NIGERIA is withholding $450 million in revenue international carriers operating in the country have earned, an executive at the world’s largest airlines association said on Sunday. Africa’s largest economy has restricted access to foreign currency for imports and for investors…

Cape Town Int’l Airport Retains Africa’s Best In World Airport Awards

SOUTH Africa’s legislative capital of Cape Town on Friday lauded the news that Cape Town International Airport won the 2022 Best Airport in Africa award at the Skytrax World Airport Awards for the seventh consecutive year. Run by Airports Company…

Twenty-One Killed In Train Derailment In Central Iran

21 people were killed and dozens injured Wednesday when a train derailed near the central Iranian city of Tabas after hitting an excavator beside the track, state media reported. The train was on its way from the northeastern city of…

Plane Crashes, Kills All Passengers, Crew On Board

NEPALESE officials on Tuesday confirmed that all the 22 people on board the plane that crashed on May 29 were killed after rescuers found and recovered the last body from the wreckage. The spokesperson for the Civil Aviation Authority of…

Airlines Suspend Shutdown Of Flights’ Services

THE Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has suspended its proposed plan to shut down operations on Monday over the high cost of aviation fuel. The operators, on Friday, threatened to shut down flights services to passengers, if the Federal Government…

Kenya Airways In Codeshare With Ghana Based Airline To Extend West Africa Reach

KENYA Airways (KQ) has signed a codeshare agreement with Africa World Airlines, a West Africa regional airline operating out of Ghana, to expand joint reach in the domestic, African and international routes. The agreement will make it easy for the KQ…

Bandits Storm Kaduna Airport, Stop Aircraft From Taking Off

BANDITS stormed Kaduna airport on Saturday and stopped an aircraft from taking off. It was gathered that the aircraft was scheduled for Lagos on Saturday, when the hoodlums stormed the runaway forcing the officials of the airline and passengers to…