The chairman of the Africa Investment and Trade Summit and Exhibition (AITE), Tunde MacAlabi, has cautioned the Federal Government over what he considers its undue excitement over the scheduled return of Emirates Airlines to Nigeria in October. “There is no…
Emirates suspends flights to Nigeria from September
Emirates Airlines on Thursday announced the suspension of its flight operations in Nigeria from September 1, 2022. It said the suspension became necessary following its inability to repatriate its funds from Nigeria. International carriers operating in Nigeria have repeatedly complained…
FG cuts Emirates’ winter schedule to 1 weekly flight
Barely a week after approving Emirates’ return to full services in Nigeria, the Federal Government on Thursday night wrote the Dubai-based airline that its winter service out of Abuja has been reduced to once a week. The decision was conveyed…
Airline to pay Nigerian $1.630m, N50m for missing luggage
A Federal High Court in Lagos, yesterday, ordered Emirates Airlines to pay $1.630 million to a businessman, Mr Orji Prince Ikem, being the amount contained in his hand luggage that went missing in the airline’s custody during a 2007 China…