Aviation workers have issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to remove the Area Controller of the Nigeria Customs Service at the Pilgrims and Cargo Terminal of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, over an assault on the Director of Security at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Igbafe Afegbai. The workers also called on President Bola Tinubu …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has suspended all access gate fees at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. In a statement on Saturday signed by its spokesperson, Dr Obiageli Orah, the agency said the move was to alleviate the traffic burden on airport road users. The statement added that the suspension will take effect from Friday,  24 January 2025, …

A United Airlines flight, a Boeing 787-8 outbound from Lagos to Washington Dulles, on Thursday, declared an emergency and made an air return to Lagos. Having established a return track to Lagos, PUNCH Online gathered that the aircraft crew maintained the emergency transponder code 7700 (Emergency signal) with the control tower till it landed. The aircraft, initially bound for Washington …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said it will, on Saturday, shut down power supply to the International Terminal 2 of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, between 1:00 am and 4.30 am. This was stated in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah, and made available to Saturday PUNCH on Friday. …

Barely 16 days after Dana Air was shut down by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authorities (NCAA), another aircraft belonging to XEJET Airlines also skidded off the runway and landed in the grass at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Saturday. Following this development, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut the 18/Left runway of the airport The Airbus …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) have concluded plans to reduce numerous checking points at the nation’s international airports across the country. LEADERSHIP reports that the number of military and para-military personnel at Nigeria international airports that have multiple physical touches with passengers baggage, thereby, constituting delays and numerous inconveniences …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut down a branch of a popular food outlet, KFC, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos State. In a statement by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs Obiageli Orah on Thursday, FAAN noted that the food outlet violated the Lagos State law on People with Special Needs, Part C, Section …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Friday, said the power outage recorded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos on Thursday resulted from a minor wire spark. This was disclosed in a statement by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Obiageli Orah. FAAN said there was an electrical short circuit at about 11.20 am at …

The Federal Government says it will partner with the private sector to improve passengers’ experiences at the nation’s airports. The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo made the pledge at the commissioning of Sami-Court Airport hotel, a hospitality project, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport. Keyamo said his ministry had been working hard to attract the private sector’s …

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has clarified reports that it is relocating its corporate headquarters from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja back to Lagos, saying that the decision was taken in the “best interest of the Authority and the country for now”. According to a statement on Thursday by its Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mrs. Obiageli …