CHISCO, TWO OTHERS HUGE GAINERS AS GOVT SPENT N84M IN TRANSPORTING PASSENGERS BETWEEN KADUNA, ABUJA IN SIX WEEKS

The Nigerian federal government has spent over N84 million for the transportation of air passengers between Kaduna and Abuja since the closure of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The sum was shared among three motor companies that provided 29 vehicles in total to transport the passengers during the Abuja airport closure. Chisco Motors provided eighteen vehicles, Auto Star Executives […]

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MEDVIEW TO RESUME ABUJA FLIGHTS WEDNESDAY

As the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, reopens on Wednesday for air traffic, Medview Airline on Monday released a schedule with six daily flights to the nation’s capital. The airline made the announcement in a statement signed by its Chief Operating Officer, Lookman Animashaun, in Lagos. Medview had on March 9 diverted its flights to Kaduna following the closure of […]

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ABUJA AIRPORT CLOSURE: NIGERIAN AIRLINES LOSE N10BN IN THREE WEEKS

Nigerian airline operators have put at about N10 billion, the lost they have incurred in the first three weeks the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja was closed for the rehabilitation of its runway. These losses, according to the airlines, were a result of low passenger traffic, more fuel consumption and increased remuneration due to crew’s extra flight time. Some of […]

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16,000 PASSENGERS FLY THROUGH KADUNA AIRPORT IN FIVE DAYS – FAAN

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN said no fewer than 16,000 passengers were transported through the Kaduna International Airport, KIA, within the first five days of its replacing the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, NAIA. Ibrahim Bwala, Head, Corporate Affairs of FAAN at the Kaduna International Airport, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria on Wednesday in Kaduna. This […]

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NSA REVERSES ORDER BANNING HELICOPTER FROM FLYING INTO ABUJA AIRPORT

The Federal Government has rescinded its decision to ban commercial helicopters shuttling between Abuja and Kaduna. Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser (NSA), had directed regulatory agencies not to allow commercial helicopters make use of Abuja airspace. Citing security reasons, Monguno had said only flights with permission from the presidency should be allowed to use the airspace.‎ He said all the […]

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FED GOVT BANS HELICOPTER SHUTTLE FROM KADUNA TO ABUJA

The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, has banned the planned helicopter shuttle service from Kaduna to Abuja by some helicopter companies. In a memo banning the move, Monguno said, “In view of the closure of the airport, air travelers will be required to travel by road/train to Abuja from Kaduna International Airport. This will undoubtedly cause constraints on the movement […]

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AIRPORT CLOSURE: NRC TRANSPORT PASSENGERS IN SPECIAL COACHES

Air passengers en route to Kaduna International Airport from Abuja by rail are being conveyed in specialised coaches different from the ones that transport other regular travellers on the same train service. Similarly, those travelling from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja to the KIA were escorted by at least an armed police officer in each of the buses provided […]

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