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Presidential inauguration: FG orders airlines to relocate planes from Abuja terminal

Presidential inauguration:  FG orders airlines to relocate planes from Abuja terminal

Ahead of the May 29 inauguration of President-elect, Bola Tinubu, the Federal Government through the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, has directed airlines operating at the  General Aviation Terminal, GAT of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA, to relocate aircraft to alternate airports.   The directive was issued in a …

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“Crap talk”- Businesswoman Redvigor knocks BBNaija’s Angel for asking airlines to ban babies from flying

"Crap talk"- Businesswoman Redvigor knocks BBNaija's Angel for asking airlines to ban babies from flying

Businesswoman, Maureen Ezissi, has berated BBNaija star, Angel, who in a tweet called for on airlines to ban children/toddlers from flying.    Angel wrote; ‘’They need to ban babies/toddlers from being able to board flights. Leave those noisy coco felons at home.” Redvigor took to her Instastories to react to …

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Transgender flight attendant made famous by featuring in United Airlines advert commits suicide

Transgender flight attendant made famous by featuring in United Airlines advert commits suicide

A transgender flight attendant who featured in a United Airlines campaign about transgender awareness has committed suicide after sharing a heartbreaking post to social media.   Kayleigh Scott, 25, was found dead at her home in Denver, Colorado, on Monday, March 20.     A harrowing post to her Instagram and Facebook pages …

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No court can stop national carrier – Aviation minister Sirika tells domestic airlines

No court can stop national carrier - Aviation minister Sirika tells domestic airlines

Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation Hadi Sirika has pushed back at a subsisting lawsuit recently filed against the Federal Government over the establishment of Nigeria Air, saying the national carrier formation will go ahead. About eight domestic airlines last week Friday, November 11,  sued the FG in court, listing Nigerian Air, Ethiopian …

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Court stops FG from selling Nigeria Air?s shares to Ethiopian Airlines

Court stops FG from selling Nigeria Air?s shares to Ethiopian Airlines

The federal government has been restrained from selling shares of Nigeria Air to Ethiopian Airlines by a federal high court sitting in Lagos.    Justice A. Lewis-Allagoa gave the temporary injunction following a lawsuit filed by registered trustees of the Airline Operators in Nigeria (AON), Azman Air Services Limited, Air Peace Limited, …

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“If you need a seat belt extender, you are too fat to be on a plane”- American Airlines passenger who was ‘wedged’ between two obese people for a 3-hour flight asks for ‘reparations’

"If you need a seat belt extender, you are too fat to be on a plane"- American Airlines passenger who was 'wedged' between two obese people for  a 3-hour flight asks for 'reparations'

An American Airlines passenger is asking the company for “reparations” after tweeting that she was “wedged” between two “obese people” on a three-hour flight. Sydney Watson, an Australian/American political commentator, posted to Twitter during the week that she was “literally – WEDGED between two OBESE people on my flight.” “This …

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