Category: Aviation

Federal Airport Authority has diverted all flight operations from the Murtala Muhammed Airport terminal 1 to the D wing of the airport over a fire incident. FAAN also added that the engineers at the airport have disconnected power from the entire E wing of the airport to quench the ravaging fire which started around 5:29 am on Thursday. According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, smoke which eventually turned into fire had erupted from the E54 bridge, a development which caused…

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A Dana Airline airplane has veered off the runway at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport this morning.  The affected aircraft, a McDonald Douglas (MD-83) with registration 5N-BKI, had 83 passengers on board. Spokesman for the airline, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa, however, said the 83 passengers and crew onboard the flight disembarked safely without injuries. Ezenwa, in a statement, said: “Dana Air regrets to inform the public of a runway incursion involving one of our aircraft, registration number 5N BKI, which was flying from Abuja to Lagos today, 23/04/24. “We are relieved…

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The reduction of airfare of Lagos to London route by Air Peace has ignited price war in the aviation industry thereby raising concerns over the seeming move by foreign airlines to run the Nigerian carrier out of business. Already, there are mixed feelings in the industry over the sudden reduction of prices beyond normal rate. Many believe the development may not have been informed by genuine concern for passengers, but a retaliatory move against Air Peace for earlier crashing the exorbitant prices the airlines charged. Depending on the airline and…

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The family of the late former Chairman of the Nigerian Exchange Group, Abimbola Ogunbanjo, who was killed in a Southern California helicopter crash in February filed a lawsuit on Wednesday, against the US helicopter company. The former Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Dr Herbert Wigwe, his wife and son were also onboard the ill-fated helicopter. The Ogunbanjo family stated that the flight should have been grounded because of treacherous weather. In February, Wigwe, his wife and his son died following a helicopter crash in California near the Nevada border,…

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A United Nigeria plane which took off from the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja, Lagos and was meant to carry passengers to Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory, landed at the Asaba Airport in Delta State. The incident which happened on Sunday threw many passengers into confusion as some of them said upon landing at the Asaba airport, the crew still announced to them that they had arrived at Abuja. One of the passengers, who gave her name simply as Thelma, said she thought she was dreaming and had to take…

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Minister Festus Keyamo has instructed international airlines to leave Murtala Muhammed International Airport by October 1, 2023, for necessary maintenance work. He made this announcement during an airport tour in Lagos, accompanied by FAAN’s Kabir Yusuf Mohammed. He also suspended all aviation contracts and projects, directing companies to operate from the new terminal, MMIA Terminal 2, until further notice. Share on: WhatsApp

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The Nigeria Air Force has officially confirmed the crash of one of its trainer aircraft in Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. The incident occurred on Friday evening during a routine training exercise. According to a statement issued by Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Director of Public Relations and Information for the Nigerian Air Force, the FT-7NI trainer aircraft crashed at approximately 4:15 pm. Fortunately, both pilots on board successfully ejected from the aircraft and survived the crash. There were no reported casualties or damage to property in the vicinity…

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