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Foreign Airlines Gang Up In Price War To Push Air Peace Out Of Lagos – London Route

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Following what has become a famously acclaimed game changing move by Nigerian Carrier, Air Peace, the hitherto dominant and ruthless foreign carriers operating the lucrative Lagos – London Route may have concluded plans to unleash an unprecedented Price War which can force Air Peace Out of the route. Immediately Air Peace announced its fares which…

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FG Allegedly Subsidizes Hajj Fare With N90bn

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The Tinubu-led Federal Government has allegedly released the sum of N90 billion to subsidise the 2024 pilgrimage to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A source at the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) told Daily Trust that without this intervention, each of the intending pilgrims would have been requested to add at least N3.5 million…

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Pilots Fall Asleep Airborne on Flight To Indonesia, Craft Went Off Track

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In Indonesia, a Batik Air plane veered off track on it’s flight path after both the pilot and the co-pilot fell asleep for 28 minutes. The incident, which happened in January, saw the pair in the cockpit getting some shuteye, as the aircraft drifted off it’s planned path – something that could have led to…

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Air Passengers Reduce As Air Peace, Dana Air, Others Announce New Ticket Prices

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The number of passengers arriving at and leaving airport terminals across the country has sharply declined due to the ongoing increase in airfares to local destinations. It was observed that the three busiest terminals in Nigeria, the local airport terminal in Abuja, the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) in Lagos, and Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos (MMA2),…

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US Authorities Give First Information Report Why Wigwe helicopter crashed

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United States authorities on Sunday said preliminary reports suggest that the chopper crash that killed Group Chief Executive Officer of Access Holding Plc, Herbert Wigwe, his Wife, son and others was because of wintry weather conditions. Speaking during a media briefing Saturday (3 am Nigerian time, Sunday), a National Transportation Safety Board member, Michael Graham,…

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Nigeria Air Deal: EFCC Investigating Ex-minister Hadi Sirika

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Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo has disclosed that the EFCC, is investigating the former minister, Hadi Sirika, over the controversial Nigeria Air deal. He made this disclosure while featuring on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday Keyamo said: “The EFCC is investigating that deal. There is a criminal investigation going on….

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UK Imposes Tougher Visa Restrictions On Nigerians

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The United Kingdom has imposed tougher visa restrictions on Nigerians and other countries seeking work visas into the country. The move is meant to reduce migration by over 300,000. This was revealed by Home Secretary James Cleverly who announced new rules intended to bring down migration to the UK on Monday. He said as part…

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Saudi Visa Saga: 177 Nigerians Came With Irregular Visas

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177 Nigerians aboard an Air Peace plane were denied entry into Saudi Arabia because they came with irregular visas, the Royal Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia clarified in Abuja yesterday. Rextun City Updates reported that the visas of the affected passengers were cancelled on arrival in Saudi Arabia and sent back to Nigeria…

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Saudi Arabia Cancels 177 Nigerians’ Visas At Entry Point

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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia authorities have cancelled the visas of 177 passengers airlifted by Air Peace. The travellers discovered their fate on arrival in Jeddah from Kano when the authorities insisted the airline must return to Nigeria. Only 87 of the 264 passengers were cleared after Nigerian embassy officials intervened. The flight took off…

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Ajaero: Aviation Unions Blacklist Imo Flights Nationwide

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Aviation unions in Nigeria on Wednesday directed their workers to withdraw services to all public and private Owerri flights (both inwards and outwards) with effect from midnight. The unions said the strike is indefinite until otherwise directed by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC). The unions are the…

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