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  • Emirates to Resume Nigerian Routes as FG Lifts Ban

    • November 29, 2021
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    The United Arab Emirates, in its latest Coronavirus protocol released over the weekend, has dropped the Rapid Antigen Test (RDT) for COVID-19 as prerequisite for travelling to the Middle East country for Nigerians and some other countries. The Federal Government has also responded swiftly by lifting the ban it previously placed on UAE’s Emirates Airline’s

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  • Air Peace Resumes Dubai Flights Via Sharjah December 1 as FG, UAE Agree On Flight Restoration

    • November 28, 2021
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    Air Peace has announced resumption of flights to Dubai via Sharjah on December 1, 2021 following the lifting of the ban on flights to and from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) by Federal Government. The airline in a statement has announced, ”Air Peace is delighted to inform the flying public that it will be resuming

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  • Why FAAN suspended some airport staff — Official

    • November 28, 2021
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    Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, Saturday said it has suspended some airport staff of the authority who were caught extorting passengers. Speaking on the development, the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, FAAN, Mrs Herrietta Yakubu said the On Duty Card, ODC , of the officials, who are staff of Aviation Security and Customer Service departments

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  • Twelve-month European COVID Certificate Validity Would Protect Fragile Recovery in Travel and Tourism

    • November 27, 2021
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    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called for caution in response to a European Commission Recommendation that the EU Digital COVID Certificate (DCC) should only remain valid for up to nine months after the second vaccination dose, unless a booster jab is administered. “The EU DCC is a great success in driving a common continent-wide

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  • IATA Urges Governments to adopt measures to restore global mobility.

    • November 23, 2021
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    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) called on governments to adopt simple, predictable and practical measures to safely and efficiently facilitate the ramping-up of international travel as borders re-open. Specifically, IATA urged governments to focus on three key areas: Simplified health protocolsDigital solutions to process health credentialsCOVID-19 measures proportionate to risk levels with a continuous

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  • Passengers stranded as air traffic controllers embark on warning strike

    • November 23, 2021
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    Passengers are reportedly stranded as a result of flight disruptions in the aviation sector as the Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers’ Association (NATCA) has declared three hours “flow control” for two days, with effect from Tuesday. Flow control is akin to a warning strike whereby Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) on duty would space all departures by

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  • Air Peace announces bird strike on Lagos-bound Owerri flight

    • November 22, 2021
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    MANAGEMENT of Air Peace has announced that it’s flight P47159 from Owerri to Lagos has suffered a bird strike. The bird strike according to the airline affected the Boeing 737 aircraft engine and forced a diversion to Port Harcourt where another aircraft will be ferrying the passengers The airline in a statement wrote,”This is to

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  • Security environment in Ethiopia remains very fluid, US Warns Citizens To Depart Ethiopia Now

    • November 18, 2021
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    The U.S. Embassy has urged U.S citizens in Ethiopia to depart now using commercially available options, using commercial Air Availability from Addis Ababa The U.S. Embassy is unlikely to be able to assist U.S. citizens in Ethiopia with departure if commercial options become unavailable. Please see information on What the Department of State Can and

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  • Ground Handling Priorities Post Pandemic: Tackling Labor Shortages, Safety, Modernization

    • November 17, 2021
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    The International Air Transport Association (IATA) is focusing on standards, digitalization and addressing the skilled labor shortage to build resilience and ensure long-term sustainability post pandemic for ground handling activities.  “There will be challenges as ground handling operations ramp up to meet growing demand as the aviation industry’s recovery from COVID-19 progresses. Overcoming labor shortages,

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  • FAAN plans tough punishments to tackle corrupt practices at airports

    • November 10, 2021
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    The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria on Monday declared that henceforth any public or private sector official at the airport found to be involved in whatever form of corrupt practice would lose his or her On Duty Card permanently. It said this and other measures had become necessary following the repeated trending online videos of

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