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9 Nigerians Stopped From Boarding Evacuation Flight

July 4, 2020 12:47 pm

Nine Nigerians on Friday night were excluded from the second evacuation flight from the United States for flouting Government’s COVID-19 guidelines.

Among them is a family of five, according to Mr. Benaoyagha Okoyen, the Consul General of Nigeria in New York, who oversaw the evacuation activities.

Okoyen told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the airport that they were not allowed to check-in after five of them failed to present a negative coronavirus test result.

The negative COVID-19 test result is one of the requirements for evacuation under the Revised Quarantine Protocol of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19.…

Lawyer Sues Dana Airlines Over 11-Hour Flight Delay

December 19, 2019 10:10 am

A legal practitioner, Babajide Idowu, has filed a lawsuit at the Federal High Court in Lagos against Dana Airlines Limited for allegedly delaying his flight for over 11 hours without adequate notification.

Idowu, in a writ of summons dated November 28, 2019, accused the defendant of breaching the contract of carriage between it and the plaintiff “when it failed to convey the plaintiff on the time scheduled for Flight No. 9J-356 on the 5th July, 2018 and delayed the flight for about 12 hours.”

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Idowu is urging the court to compel

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London-Abuja Flight Interrupted After Losing Engine Mid-Air

November 27, 2019 10:57 am

An aircraft operated by British Airways from London to Abuja on Tuesday made air return as a result of technical problem.

A statement issued by the airline, confirmed that BA 083 flight returned to Heathrow and was met by the emergency services as a precaution measure after experiencing a minor technical issue.

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The aircraft took off from Heathrow airport Tuesday night and was airborne when pilot announced that the aircraft would be returning to its port of departure

Intending British Airways passengers to London from Abuja left the …

Air Peace To Begin Kano-Owerri Direct Flight November 26

November 21, 2019 11:57 am

Air Peace Airlines said it will commence Kano-Owerri-Kano direct flight from November 26, 2019. The airline’s Corporate Communications Executive, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this in a statement said the flight days would be Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.

He said the airline has provided direct connectivity between the two destinations and passengers won’t have to travel from Kano to Lagos or Abuja to connect a flight to Owerri.

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“It is our promise to connect every part of this country. This is our gift to the unity of our nation.

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Rat Holds Up Flight In India For 12 Hours

November 12, 2019 6:54 am

A domestic flight in India was delayed for nearly 12 hours after a rat was spotted scampering around the aircraft, news reports and officials said on Tuesday.

Air India flight AI-952 was preparing for take-off from the southern city of Hyderabad for Vishakapatnam, a coastal city, early on Sunday, when the rodent was seen running around the cabin, the Times of India daily reported.

Helpless passengers for the flight were forced to stay put at Hyderabad airport all through the day until airline staff managed to get rid of the rat, the report said.

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Azman Plane With 135 Passengers Aborts Flight Over Smoke

November 7, 2019 5:11 pm

Passengers were petrified Thursday when smoke erupted in the lavatory of Abuja-bound Azman flight minutes after it was airborne from Lagos, forcing the pilot to return to the airport of departure.

The Azman Flight ZQ 2323 LOS ETD with about 135 passengers and six crew, which took off at about 4:20 pm from the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos returned to base when the smoke spread into the cabin of the aircraft, sending passengers into panic.

Eyewitness account told THISDAY that when the flight took off, a female passenger, about 24 years old, who wore …

AIB Investigates Engine Malfunction In Air Peace Flight

November 6, 2019 3:31 am

Owerri-bound Air Peace flight from Lagos yesterday made air return when the pilot noticed a malfunction in one of the two engines of the Boeing 737-500 aircraft.

The early morning flight with registration number 5N-BUJ, which was carrying 90 passengers and six crewmembers, landed safely at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, without any injuries to any person on board the aircraft.