The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered Air Peace to compensate passengers affected by a delay on a scheduled flight from Lagos to Enugu on Monday, September 21. NCAA stated this through its Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu. Achimugu made the disclosure while responding to human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, who …
Former Education and Solid Minerals Minister, Obiageli “Oby” Ezekwesili, has called on President Bola Tinubu to terminate Nigeria’s £746 million ports financing deal with the United Kingdom, raising concerns over the lack of transparency surrounding the agreement. Ezekwesili said 152 days after Tinubu signed the agreement during his official visit to London, the Nigerian and …
Air Peace, other domestic airlines count losses over cancelled flights, stranded passengers groan over missed appointments As aviation unions granted temporary suspension of their industrial action across major Nigerian airports allowing domestic airlines to resume operations, a fragile calm returned to the country's aviation sector. However, the incident has left airlines to grapple with financial …
Nigeria's largest airline, Air Peace and Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), have signed an interline agreement to enhance connectivity between the UAE and West Africa and Central Africa, allowing passengers to book single-ticket journeys across both airlines' networks. The partnership agreement announced on Thursday, July 23, will enable passengers to …
An Enugu Air aircraft suffered a runway excursion shortly after landing at Benin Airport on Thursday. Fortunately, all passengers and crew members on board disembarked safely without any reported injuries or casualties. A video shared on social media showed the aircraft lying on muddy ground as passengers struggled to disembark. In a statement, the airline …
For decades, Nigeria's aviation industry has been caught in a vicious cycle. Airlines struggle to acquire aircraft because of prohibitive financing costs, while limited fleet capacity leads to flight delays, cancellations, route reductions, and, in many cases, the collapse of promising carriers. Successive governments have acknowledged the financing challenge, yet finding a lasting solution has …
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has projected that global airline profits are expected to reduce by half in 2026 due to disruptions caused by the Middle East conflict, which has led to a dramatic surge in jet fuel prices. In its latest outlook released on Sunday at the Annual General Meeting in Rio de …
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has announced that it has temporarily suspended its earlier decision to halt services to 11 airlines over outstanding debts. Pinnacle Daily reports that the NCAA had, in an internal memo dated May 22, directed the placement of 11 domestic airlines on a “No-Pay-No-Service” list. The directive required all NCAA …
Nigerian airlines have raised their minimum airfares to as high as ₦200,000 for one-way domestic tickets as the persistent hike in aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, continues to affect operations. Routes such as Lagos–Abuja, Lagos–Port Harcourt, and Lagos–Enugu now commonly exceed ₦200,000 for one-way economy tickets on several carriers. The high cost of …
Nigeria’s aviation sector is once again being gripped by a crisis of aviation fuel, forcing domestic airlines to cut routes and reduce flight frequencies. This is as operators struggle with costs that have surged by over 300 per cent since February 2026, causing them rounds of flight disruptions and delays. Across the country’s major airports, …
