Category: Abuja Airport (ABV)
United Nigeria Airlines denies landing at wrong airport; suggests bad weather at destination, but …
On 26 November, a Fly2Sky Airbus A320 (registered LZ-FSA) operated United Nigeria Airlines domestic flight UN504 between Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria. After an uneventful landing, the cabin crew made a welcome announcement for Abuja, but passengers quickly understood they landed in Asaba, a city 400 km South of Abuja. Much to the disbelief of the…
Emirates suspends flights to Nigeria, unable to repatriate its income – IATA expresses its dismay to Nigeria
Emirates intends to cease its links with Lagos and Abuja, Nigeria, from 1 September. More than 85 million dollars earned in the country have indeed been blocked there for several months. The move comes only three months after the UAE flag carrier promised to increase the number of its Nigerian flights from 12 to 22…
Qatar Airways touches down in Abidjan with regular services from Doha
The airline now operates three weekly flights to Côte d’Ivoire, via Accra, its eighth new destination since the start of the global pandemic via the most connected and Best Airport in the Middle East and ‘Third Best Airport in the World’, Hamad International Airport Qatar Airways travellers from Africa can enjoy baggage allowances ranging from…
Nigerian government disallows Turkish Airlines into the country after “poor passenger treatment”
The Federal Government of Nigeria has ordered Turkish Airlines to suspend its operations into the country due to repeated cases of poor passenger treatment by the international carrier. If no remedial action is carried out by Turkish Airlines, the suspension shall be effective from 16 of December. It gave the directive through the Nigeria Civil…
Air Peace Boeing 737-500 skids off runway at Port Harcourt, Nigeria
On 22 June, an Air Peace Boeing 737-500 (5N-BRN) operating a domestic flight from Abuja to Port Harcourt (Nigeria) skidded off the Port Harcourt International Airport runway. The occurrence happened during a heavy downpour. 87 passengers and 6 crew were on board, nobody got injured during the mishap. They disembarked the aircraft using mobile stairs.
