The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday unveiled an impending codeshare agreement between Emirates Airlines and several Nigerian carriers. Codeshare is an interline partnership where one carrier markets service and places its code on another carrier’s flights. This offers carriers an opportunity to provide service to destinations not in their route structure. Meanwhile, under the ‘code …

The Chairman of the Africa Investment and Trade Summit and Exhibition (AITE), Mr. Tunde MacAlabi has cautioned the Federal Government over what he considers its undue excitement over the scheduled return of Emirates Airlines to Nigeria in October. In a statement in Lagos on Sunday, MacAlabi said: “There is no need for the excitement because it would seem that the …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Barrister Festus Keyamo has said that Emirates Airline would resume operations in Nigeria on or before June 2024. The minister said on Monday on Arise Television that President Bola Tinubu played a significant role in resolving the frosty relations between the two countries. According to him, the Nigerian government and the United Arab Emirates …

Minister of aviation and aerospace development, Festus Keyamo says Emirates Airline will soon announce the exact date of their resumption of flight operations to Nigeria. The minister made this known on Sunday in a post on his X page. Keyamo said he spoke with representatives of Emirates Airline regarding their Dubai to Nigeria flights on the sidelines of the Dubai Airshow in …

President Bola Tinubu on Thursday directed that issues affecting Nigeria’s relations with the Emirates Airline, and issuance of visas to Nigerians by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) should be “immediately’’ resolved, emphasising that he stands prepared to “personally’’ intervene. President Tinubu stated this while receiving Letters of Credence from three envoys at the State House. They are: Ambassador of the …

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on the government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lift its blanket visa ban on Nigerians. During a telephone conversation with UAE President, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Tuesday, President Buhari requested that his UAE counterpart review the blanket visa ban imposed on Nigerians intending to travel to the UAE. Sheikh Al …

Hide and seek puts public relations and brand credibility to the test Emirates Airlines, British Airways and most of the international airlines in Nigeria have renewed their public relations war of words and action with the government. In the process, Emirates may have suspended their Nigerian services and stopped operating flights from Lagos and Abuja to Dubai. The claim of …