An Air Peace flight bound for Lagos was unexpectedly grounded on Thursday morning following a bird strike at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja. The flight, scheduled to depart at 6:30 a.m., was already on the runway and ready for takeoff when the incident occurred. Inibehe Effiong, a Lagos-based human rights lawyer who was … Read more
A Qantas passenger plane departing from Sydney, Australia, experienced engine failure on Friday, prompting the aircraft to circle before making a safe emergency landing, the airline reported on X. At the same time, a grass fire broke out along one side of the runway, according to a statement from Sydney Airport. It remains unclear whether … Read more
A British Airways flight was delayed at the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos due to a technical fault, leaving many passengers in a state of confusion. The flight, which was scheduled to depart for London at 10:50 pm on Wednesday, June 19, was eventually canceled after 1:00 am. EDITOR’S PICK 12 Internet Fraudsters Suffer Jail … Read more
Eko Hot Blog reports that a passenger onboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Atlanta to Lagos tragically died midair on Monday, leading to an emergency diversion and significant delay in the flight’s arrival. According to Punch Newspaper, the flight, Delta DL54, encountered a critical health emergency approximately three hours before its scheduled landing, which … Read more
“in cases of domestic flight delays beyond one hour, airlines should provide refreshment and one telephone call or SMS, or an e-mail to its passengers. The federal government has directed airline operators in the country to refund the full cost of airfares to passengers after a two-hour delay. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika, made this … Read more