Air Peace, on Wednesday, announced plans to begin direct flight operations from Lagos to Abidjan, Ivory Coast, and Cotonou, Benin Republic, on Monday, 22 January. This is contained in a statement signed by the spokesperson of the airline, Mr Stanley Olisa, on Wednesday. The new routes are part of the airline’s strategic plans to expand its regional destinations across the continent. “The new routes were further confirmation of the airline’s unyielding drive to connect the...

The Federal Government has approved the extension of free train service to Sunday January 7, 2024 to allow more Nigerians who are yet to return to their stations enjoy the benefit of the free transport during the yuletide, Recall that the Federal Government announced a free train service on all serviced routes and 50% rebate on road transportation from December 21, 2023 to January 4th, 2024 on specific routes to reduce the burden of high cost...

Ethiopian Airlines has restricted Nigerians from bringing ‘Ghana-Must-Go’ bags aboard any of its flights. The ban, according to a letter signed by Henok Gizachew, the Airline’s Manager of Airport Services, and addressed to the Regional Manager of the Federal Airports Authority Of Nigeria, FAAN, took effect from 25 November. Ethiopian Airlines Nigeria said the regulation is due to the “frequent occurrences of damages to conveyor belts at various airports, resulting in significant costs by the...

Controversy has trailed the unveiling of an airplane for the proposed Nigerian Air, the national carrier, with many speculating that the aircraft unveiled by the federal government belongs to Ethiopian Airlines, ET. At 12:43 p.m. on Friday, a Boeing 737-800 series airliner with the ‘Nigeria Air’ inscription, which left the Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Ethiopia at 9:55 a.m., landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. This is in keeping with the promise...