Nigeria's Aviation News Headlines for Monday August 15 , 2016


 

 

 

It’s another beautiful Monday and I know you have great plans for the week. Remember to plan your trips to get the best deal for the week. Find the headlines below and have a safe flight as you travel today.

 

 Three Couples die in Small Plane Crash(New Telegraph)

Six people who died in a plane crash in Alabama on Sunday were three married couples, media in the US state say.
Authorities say the plane crashed just short of the runway at Tuscaloosa airport, shortly after sending a distress signal.
Image result for photos of small plane crash in Alabama
photo credit: google.com

Reports say the couples had been returning to Oxford, Mississippi, after a dental conference in Florida.
The Eagle newspaper in Oxford said 11 children were orphaned by the crash. None of the children were on board.

The plane sent a distress call at about 11:10 (16:10 GMT) on Sunday, Bobby Herndon, the mayor of the community of Northport near Tuscaloosa, said.
It came down in trees close to the airport and rescue crews were on the scene within three minutes, but no-one survived, he said.
The Alabama broadcaster WBRC quoted a relative as saying that Jason and Lea Farese, two dentists from Oxford, were among those killed, reports the BBC.
https://newtelegraphonline.com/three-couples-die-small-plane-crash





Emulate Ghana on Aviation Fuel, FG told(Daily Trust)
The federal government has been charged to toe the line of the Ghanaian government which recently announced a cut in the price of aviation fuel by 20 per cent.
President John Dramani Mahama had announced recently that government had held consultations with the National Petroleum Authority (NPA) to reduce aviation fuel price by 20 per cent following complaints from airlines over exorbitant price of the product.
Ghana’s decision is coming amidst raging complaints by indigenous airlines in Nigeria over the skyrocketing price of aviation fuel also known as Jet A1.




‘Monies Govt Agencies Collect From Airlines Not Well Utilised’(NewTelegraph)
Mr. Obi Mbanuzuo Is The Chief Operating Officer/ Accountable Manager For Dana Air. In This Interview With WOLE SHADARE, He Speaks On Various Issues Plaguing The Aviation Industry; Ranging From Multiple Taxations, High Cost Of Aviation Fuel And How
Nigeria Has Failed To Tap The Enormous Aviation Potential Locally, Among Others. Excerpts:

Airlines are in dire straits. What do you consider the way out of their current depression, especially now that the economy is in recession?
Getting foreign exchange to run our business is very difficult. We require it to do business and it has become very difficult to come by. Times are hard. We are trying our best. Airline business is capital-intensive, everything in aviation is dollarised.
We import everything we use, from the spare parts to jet fuel, which is not refined locally. Even in the good times, all these were imported, but the cushioning effect in the past is that, at least, the local currency, which we traded, was a bit stable, but of recent, naira has collapsed.

Aircraft hangar: photo credit, google.com

So, what we pay for both spare parts and maintenance has gone up the roof and this affects what customers pay as well. Aviation has the potential to contribute, at least, four or five per cent to our Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Nigeria, which is now the second biggest economy in Africa. If maintenance were done in Nigeria, we would not have wasted money abroad.But now, we have to spend almost a million dollars on each air plane. The money is coming from the naira that we are trading. So, it is very difficult for us. We are a private business, once the policies are correct, we will make headway.

Tips to Booking Cheap Flights Amidst Rising Airfares(Sun)

In recent weeks, airfares in Nigeria, especially on international routes, have risen by about 60-70 per cent. Travellers on the Lagos-US route have had to cough out between N700,000 and N1 million to buy economy air tickets. The trend has forced some
passengers to halt or cancel planned overseas trips.
But a little knowledge of how to get low or cheaper fares online could be of help to passengers even under the prevailing harsh economy and rising air fares.
Popular website, Thrifty Nomads, offers some tips on how to find cheap airfares or book the cheapest possible flights to any destination.
So, here are some key tips that will save you time, frustration and, most importantly, money when booking your next flight.
Keep your searches top secret
You’re not crazy for thinking that a flight price has changed after searching it a few times in your web browser. Based on the cookies in your browser, flight prices do increase when a particular route is repeatedly searched, as the site wants to scare you into
booking the flight quickly before prices get even higher. Always search for flights incognito or private browsing mode to see the lowest prices.
In Google Chrome or Safari, incognito is enabled by hitting Command (or “Control” if using PC), Shift, “N”. For Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer, hit Command (or “Control” if using a PC), Shift, “P”. This will open a new browser window where your information is
not tracked, thus not inflating prices as you search. Note: if you’re using an older version of OS X, open Safari then click “Safari” in the menu bar, and select “Private Browsing”.
http://sunnewsonline.com/tips-to-booking-cheap-flights-amidst-rising-airfares

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