Delta Air Lines, the longest-serving US airline to Africa, has announced that it would resume its nonstop service between Lagos and New York-JFK in December, thus restoring the popular route for the festive season. Delta said it would operate nonstop flights between Murtala Muhammed International Airport and New York’s John F.
Year: 2021
Making Cargo Freighting Profitable Post COVID-19
While the COVID-19 pandemic forced the suspension of scheduled flight operations, it provided an elixir to cargo freighting, which became a lifeline to many airlines. In Africa, airlines like Kenya Airways and Ethiopian Airlines leveraged on cargo freighting to keep some of their aircraft in the air and earned revenues that
Central Bank of Nigeria Fund Lagos Rail Infrastructure … disburses N60bn
‘Containergeddon’: Supply crisis drives Walmart and rivals to hire their own ships
FILE PHOTO: The congested Port of Los Angeles is shown in San Pedro, California, U.S., September 29, 2021. REUTERS/Mike Blake REUTERS Big U.S. retailers charter vessels amid supply crunchDozens of container ships stuck at U.S. West Coast portsCompanies reliant on Asia supplies face tough holiday seasonShipping operators can cash in on
Air Peace to Resume its Lagos-Johannesburg Flight Operations
Air Peace 777-300 aircraft captured on take off on a local flight Nigerian major airliner, Air Peace, has announced that the resumption of its flights from Lagos, Nigeria to Johannesburg, South Africa, will take place on October 17, 2021. The spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa, who disclosed this to journalists, stated
Diesel price jumps to N320/litre in Nigeria, job losses loom
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Uber temporarily suspends Brussels service in first for Europe
Uber BRUSSELS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - Uber Technologies Inc. (UBER.N) joined a protest of its drivers in Brussels on Thursday with an unprecedented suspension of its service in the Belgian capital. Rules dating back to 1995 prohibit drivers from using smartphones, meaning those that use the Uber app to pick up customers and to
Nigeria’s Aviation Authority refutes claim that passengers without proof of vaccination will be denied boarding
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos Nigeria's civil aviation regulator said the claim in some sections of the media that the federal government directed that intending passengers without COVID-19 vaccination will not be allowed to board flights out of the country is not true. The General Manager, Public Affairs, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority
Nigerian Senate moves to stop processing delay and illegal charges on cargo transport
The Senate, Nigeria's upper legislature, has commenced moves to stop processing delay and illegal charges on cargo transport by freight agents in Nigeria. The decision to end multiple charges on cargo processing and transport was reached by the upper chamber in a resolution following consideration of a motion during plenary on