Tag: AVIATION
49 confirmed dead in Nepal plane crash
A plane carrying 71 passengers and crew has crashed on landing at Nepal's Kathmandu airport, killing 49 people, according to police.
Rescuers pulled bodies from...
49 passengers escape death as Dana plane lands in Port Harcourt...
Forty-nine passengers escaped death on Tuesday after a Dana Air plane travelling from Abuja overshot the runway of the Port Harcourt Airport.
The passengers were...
Dana blames passenger for aircraft exit door incident at Abuja airport
Dana Air said on Wednesday that a passenger was responsible for the unauthorised opening of one of its aircraft exit doors after landing and...
Dana aircraft’s exit door falls off after landing
Passengers on a Dana Air flight from Lagos to Abuja were thrown into panic on Wednesday when one of the aircraft’s exit doors fell...
Nigerian passenger, 71, hospitalised in US after row with Emirates cabin...
A 71-year-old Nigerian, David Ukesone, says he is still recovering from injuries after he was punched and his mouth taped shut by cabin crew...
Abuja airport shut as Nest Oil jet skids off runway
A private jet operated by Nest Oil on Thursday skidded off the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
A statement by General Manager,...
Air Peace commends FG for reviewing weather minima in 18 airports
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has commended the Federal Government for reviewing the Operating Weather Minima in 18 airports in the country.
The airline’s Communications Manager,...
FG appoints Medview Airline to evacuate Nigerians from Libya
The Federal Government has appointed Med-View Airline, through the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), to participate in the evacuation of 5,037 Nigerians from Libya.
Medview...
Flight tickets soar as Abuja airport records heavy Christmas traffic
Many airlines operating domestic routes in Nigeria have hiked airfares due to the volume of traffic of passengers travelling for the Christmas celebration, the...
Arik passengers stranded as cabin crew down tools
Hundreds of Arik Air passengers were stranded on Friday morning at various airports across the country following an unannounced industrial action by the cabin...