Following two weeks of suspension by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over safety concerns, the Management of Max Air Limited is set to resume its domestic flight operations. In a statement, the airline assured its passengers that the safety issues raised had been addressed. The statement reads: “Max Air Limited is pleased to announce the resumption of domestic flight …

The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has transported no fewer than 43,817 Hajj pilgrims to Saudi Arabia in 104 flight operations. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Madinah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, NAHCON’s Coordinator for Madinah, Alhaji Ibrahim Mahmud called on all Nigerian pilgrims to be law-abiding while in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and …

Direct flights between Israel and Nigeria will begin on 20th April, the Ambassador of Israel to Nigeria, Mr Michael Freeman said in Abuja on Saturday. “On 20th April, we will be starting direct air links between Israel and Nigeria; there will be twice weekly flights from Lagos, Abuja, and Tel Aviv with Air Peace Airline. “This would not have been …

Nigeria’s indigenous airline company, Air Peace, has expanded its international connectivity with the launching of direct nonstop flight services to Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra State in Southwestern India. The direct nonstop Mumbai service according to the West and Central Africa’s major carrier is a respite to Nigerians and Indians who have to travel for so many hours to …

Bilateral relations and trade between Israel and Nigeria will rise with the commencement of direct flights between both countries as from March, Israeli authorities have said. The Deputy Director General of the African Department in the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms Sharon Bar-Li, said this while meeting with some Nigerian journalists on a media tour yesterday in Jerusalem. Bar-Li …

United States-based carrier, Delta Airlines, has announced that it will offer free Wi-Fi in partnership with T-Mobile to all customers on board most domestic mainline flights from 1st February. In a statement, the carrier said it would become the first major US airline to offer free Wi-Fi as a core element of its customer experience. Delta Airlines noted that it …