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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised all intending travellers to stop patronising unregistered travel agencies. This is due to the recent increase in reports of fraudulent ticketing practices by unregistered travel agencies. The Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015, Part 18.9.1 (111), prohibits the undertaking of the business of travel agency by any person in Nigeria, without a …
By Kayode Oyero Travel agencies play an important role in the aviation and tourism value chain. They serve as an interface between airlines and the travelling public. Travel agencies provide services which help airlines have time to focus more on things that matter. Some of the services they offer include sales of flight tickets based on a special agreement with …
By Andrew Orr, Ronce Almond, and Cornelia (Connie) Wilson-Hunter The African Union (AU) recently met for the fourth time to discuss the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) in May 2018, an initiative to create a unified air transportation market across all of Africa. SAATM is a flagship project of the AU Agenda 2063. The initiative promises to finally bring …
By Kayode Oyero Concerned about the need to expand intra-Africa route networks, improve Africa’s air connectivity to the world, open up new markets, and strengthen financial performance of African carriers, pundits from the aviation industry and its sub sectors like tourism, hospitality management, immigration, among others, gathered in Accra, Ghana, from 16th – 18th July 2018, at Routes Africa 2018, …
CEO Calls For Aviation, Economic Development In West Africa Overland Airways, Nigeria’s frontline scheduled and charter airline, will launch flight services from Lagos to Cotonou, Republic of Benin and Lome, Togo Republic, starting from August 12, 2018. The Lagos-Cotonou-Lome flights will operate on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays. The flights will depart Lagos at 19:00, arrive Cotonou at 19:25, and …
In support of the United Nations World Day Against Trafficking in Persons, Airports Council International (ACI) World and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) emphasized their joint commitment and work to help combat human trafficking. Aviation connects the world, carrying more than four billion passengers a year, but this global network is also used nefariously by traffickers to transport people …
Mr. Muhammad Ali Albakri joined IATA as Regional Vice President for Africa and the Middle East on 1 January 2017. He believes the region has tremendous opportunities, detailing how Africa’s potentials can be realized, and how Africa can benefit from the success in the Middle East, among other exciting and intriguing industry issues. Q: What has been your experience so …
By Roland Ohaeri & Kayode Oyero Africa has taken a new step closer to the implementation of the Single African Air Transport Market (SAATM) which was launched by the African Union (AU) at its 30th Summit in January 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In May 2018 in Lome, Togo, the Fourth Meeting of the Ministerial Working Group on the SAATM, …
