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Airline Operators Decry Poor State of NavAids, Flight Cancellations PHOTO CREDIT:  http://thenationonlineng.net Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) yesterday expressed disappointment and displeasure at the deplorable state of Navigational Aids at airports around the country which makes flying in the Nigerian airspace virtually impossible during the harmattan season. AON lamented the increasing sufferings of passengers and distruption of operators’ schedules and plans for the yuletide season due to flight cancellations. Chairman of the union, Capt. Nogie Meggison who made its position known yesterday at his Lagos office noted that exactly 48 years on December 28, 1968, the first aircraft operated at CAT lll and landed in zero visibility at Heathrow Airport,  while it is still impossible  to land aircraft with visibility of about 800m in Nigeria. http://leadership.ng/business/565469/airline-operators-decry-poor-state-of-navaids-flight-cancellations http:...

The year 2016 is gradually vanishing into history! It has been an eventful year for the aviation industry in Nigeria and the world at large.  We can only pray for good health to the airlines and safer skies for the industry. Please read the headlines as reported in some Nigerian dailies and follow the links for the details. NCAA Cautions Airlines Over Poor Weather The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday cautioned airlines not to embark on any trip, if the prevailing weather is below the approved minimal for any airport. The warning came amid concerns over cancellation and delay of flights by many airlines as the harmattan haze intensifies. The NCAA spokesman, Sam Adurogboye, said airlines know what to do when visibility is poor, adding that it would be against the interest of safety for any pilot to initiate any flight when it is below the approved weather minima for the airport. He confirmed that poor visibility had huge toll on flights, but not en...

Hazy Weather: Passengers Stranded as Airlines Cancel Flights Hundreds of passengers were stranded yesterday at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos following flight delays and cancellations occasioned by the harmattan dust haze across many parts of the country. There were fears that most of the flights might be cancelled as the weather conditions did not improve as at 4 p.m. yesterday. Many passengers expressed frustration over the development, saying they were unable to celebrate the holidays with their families. At the domestic Terminal 2 of the airport, Mr. Martins Onome who was travelling to Port Harcourt said his flight scheduled for 8 a.m. had been cancelled.  http://www.dailytrust.com.ng/news/business/hazy-weather-passengers-stranded-as-airlines-cancel-flights/177845.html Medview Airline Rewards Partners, Staff Medview Airlines has honoured some of its partners including aviation agencies, service providers as well as staff for ...

Med-View: Why We Left Passengers' Luggage in London Med-View Airline has attributed its inability to return luggage of its London passengers to the failure of Gatwick Airport Authorities to screen the baggage after the airline had deployed another flight to return them. The airline had dispatched special flight to Gatwick London to bring the luggage but the aircraft arrived on Saturday without the luggage. It was learnt that due to excess baggage by some passengers, the airline could not return the extra luggage and the Gatwick Authorities had to screen the baggage again before the airline could airlift them. But the screening could not be carried out due to the Christmas holiday, it was gathered. In a statement on Sunday, the airline said this explained why the special flight returned without the luggage since a fresh screening would have to be done on the baggage. Med-View expressed regret over the development, saying the Gatwick Airport on arrival of the aircr...

PHOTO CREDIT:  http://cdn.mg.co.za Come June 2017, Ethiopian Airlines will  direct flight services to Singapore from  AddisAbaba using the ultra-modern Boeing 787.  Singapore is a commercial hub and a major gate way to Asia and Australia. Knowing that Nigerians love to travel and with a good number of Nigerians resident in Singapore ,it will not be an exaggeration to say that most of the passengers who will travel to Singapore from Africa via Ethiopian airlines will come from Nigeria! The Group Chief Executive Officer of Ethiopian Airlines, Mr. Tewode GebreMariam was quoted by  traveldaily  as saying that the non-stop flight to Singapore"  will serve the growing traffic between Africa and Singapore, giving the best possible connectivity options to passengers travelling between most points in Asia and Africa, in partnership with fellow Star member, Singapore " Ethiopian Airlines is one of Africa's best airlines operating 240 daily flights...

PHOTO CREDIT: REUTERS Delta Air is set to terminate code-share agreement with Alaska Air having deepened its own operations in the Pacific Northwest  reducing the need for code-sharing. Reuters   reports that in 2016, Delta put its code on about 78,000 scheduled flights on  Alaska Airlines . With the recent acquisition of Virgin America by Alaska Air, Delta and Alaska are more of competitors than partners so ending the code share agreement did not  come a surprise to observers in the aviation industry.

photo credit : www.arikair.com Arik Air today resumed full flight operations after yesterday's disruption by members of Aviation Union in Nigeria.The resumption follows  intervention by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority . Arik Air released a statement on Tuesday evening saying that flight services from both Lagos and Abuja had commenced while full scheduled operations will resume from the morning of Wednesday, 21 December, 2016. Arik Air says additional flights  and bigger aircraft have been introduced to clear the "backlog of passengers whose flights were affected by the unions’ disruptive action on Tuesday, 20 December, 2016". The airline also advised passengers whose flights were affected to call 01 2799999 or email  callcenter@arikair.com  for re-booking options. Flight disruption by aviation unions seem to be on the increase in recent times. From Kenya Airways to Lufthansa and with the British Airways cabin crew and Britain's airport ...