Willie Walsh
13 Jul
As the summer holidays begin, airlines have recorded a major surge in air traffic demands and attendant recovery from the pandemic decline.
24 Jun
World airlines have urged governments to work closely with the aviation industry to ensure that aviation and incumbent aviation safety systems can safely co-exist with new 5G services.
22 Jun
Global airlines, yesterday, announced an upgrade to its outlook for the airline industry’s 2022 financial performance, with the recent spike in aviation fuel headlining the major hurdle for recovery and profitability.
7 Apr
Global airlines are getting hard-pressed by staff shortage and aviation fuel supply as traffic demand surges ahead of the Easter holidays.
11 Mar
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has released data for global air cargo markets showing slower growth in January 2022.
26 Jan
World airlines have rallied governments to relax travel restrictions as COVID-19 continues to evolve from the pandemic to endemic stage.
21 Jan
Nigerian international travellers, among others, were yesterday stranded as some foreign airlines withdrew flight services into the United States, citing safety concerns over 5G rollout.
14 Jan
The International Air Transport Association (IATA), yesterday, said the outbreak of Omicron variant, attendant border closures and other protocols stalled the industry recovery erstwhile recorded.
6 Jan
Nigerians travelling to the United Kingdom can worry less about COVID-19 tests in the European country. This is as the British government has scrapped pre-departure tests beginning from Friday, January 7, 2022.
25 Dec 2021
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said that the recovery in air travel continued in October 2021 with broad-based improvements in both domestic and international markets.
13 Dec 2021
Barring any last minute change, all eyes are on the Presidential Steering Committee (PSC) on COVID-19 to announce the Federal Government’s placement of the United Kingdom (UK), Canada, Saudi Arabia, among others, on a red list, banning both airlines and their citizens from coming into Nigeria.
20 Aug 2021
Foreign airlines operating in and out of Nigeria have complained over difficulties in repatriating accumulated funds, now in excess of $143.8 million.