Domestic flights resume July 8, but is it too soon?

It was inevitable that the Nigerian government would eventually be forced to remove all travel restrictions and reopen interstate roads, airports and seaports. After all Nigeria is a country with nearly 200 million people, many of whom rely on travel as an integral part of their incomes. The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Arik, Coronavirus

April 12, 2017

Just In: Arik operated without essential equipment, owed N375bn – AMCON

by Azeez Adeniyi The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has said Arik Air was indebted to the tune of N375 billion naira in local debt before it took over the airline. Addressing a press conference in Lagos on Wednesday, AMCON spokesperson, Jude Nwauzor said the airline was operating without adequate equipment. [Read Also: Arik... Read More

The News Blog

AMCON, Arik, essential equipment, FG, owed

March 11, 2017

The Thread: Has Arik passed on its bad behaviour to Air Peace?

Arik was notorious for being super excellent at flight delays. They could delay passengers from anywhere between 30 minutes to 3 days, sometimes without any word to passengers about the issue. With the re-routing of flights to Kaduna airport, this thread shows that Air Peace might have picked up one or two lessons from the... Read More

Opinion

air peace, Arik, Flight delays, laughter, nigeria, The Thread

February 14, 2017

AMCON takes over OAS Helicopters

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has taken over Odengene Air-Shuttle Services, known more as OAS Helicopters in Lagos following a court order. AMCON had on Tuesday sealed the company at Maryland in Lagos, indicating that the company had been taken over by AMCON. The order on the company’s office reads: “POSSESSION TAKEN TODAY... Read More

The News Blog

AMCON, Arik, OAS Helicopters, Takeover

February 12, 2017

Simon Kolawole: The Drama Republic of Nigeria

by Simon Kolawole You can conveniently call Nigeria the Federal Republic of Drama. Or the Drama Republic of Nigeria. It is one day, one drama. This is probably what keeps us flying in spite of this economic headwind. Three weeks ago, President Muhammadu Buhari boarded the presidential jet and left the country for vacation in... Read More

Opinion

Andrew Yakubu, Arik, Buhari's death, nigeria, simon kolawole

December 27, 2016

JUST IN: NCAA fines Arik N6m for luggage delay

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority said it has fined Arik Air N6m for delaying and not transporting passengers’ luggage from London to Lagos from the 2nd, 3rd and 4th of December, 2016. The NCAA also ordered the airline to pay each affected passenger, the sum of $150 as compensation within 30 days of the issuance... Read More

Cover Stories, The News Blog

Arik, Fune, Luggage delay, N6m, NCAA

September 14, 2016

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These are the top five stories to monitor today Ijaw leaders reject Clark’s N’Delta dialogue team The Delta State Forum of Ijaw elders has rejected the choice of Chief Edwin Clark to lead peace talks with the Federal Government. 2. No decision has been made to embark on strike- ASUU Contrary to media reports, the Academic Staff... Read More

Featured, The News Blog

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June 19, 2015

These Arik passengers had a funny experience yesterday

Apparently Arik struck again when they left passengers stranded at the tarmac. According to an online site, LIB, the passengers who had just arrived Lagos from Benin city were left to find their way out of the tarmac while the Arik crew entered the bus.

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Arik, passengers, tarmc

October 17, 2014

Nigerian passenger’s death aboard Arik Airline flight sparks #Ebola panic in the US

by Chidi Okoye According to U.S. Representative for New York’s 2nd congressional district, Peter King, a Nigerian man has died aboard a plane from Nigeria which landed at JFK Airport on Thursday, 16 October. King disclosed that the male passenger had been seriously vomiting during the flight, and after his death, CDC officials conducted a... Read More

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June 24, 2014

Sliding down the slope – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

by Cheta Nwanze …this video of a so-called customer service person for Arik Air at the Calabar Airport tells us just how far we have to go in our service culture in this land of ours. Arik Air sadly, is a major culprit. According to conventional wisdom, the order of precedence in Nigeria is Prez,... Read More

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June 24, 2014

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’ll attend only to Business Class’ – Arik Airlines passengers left stranded in Calabar (WATCH)

by Isi Esene Passengers on the Arik Airline flight from Calabar, Cross River to Lagos had a grueling customer service experience as they were refused boarding on a flight scheduled for 1:30pm. [READ: Banky W, others protest bad air conditioning on New York bound Arik Airline flight (WATCH)] According to a passenger who was booked on... Read More

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December 5, 2013

Photos of passengers stranded at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (LOOK)

by Oge Okonkwo The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja has been shut down since Thursday leaving passengers stranded as two major functional domestic airlines, Aero Contractors and Arik Air have cancelled all their flight from Abuja. Passengers are currently queuing to reschedule their flights from Abuja due to the cancellation of flights by the major airlines. According... Read More

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December 5, 2013

REVEALED: Why we shut Abuja airport – Oduah

The Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, has stated the reason why the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport was shut down on Thursday. In a statement by her Special Assistant of Media, Joe Obi, the minister confirmed that all flights into Abuja have been temporarily suspended till further notice. The minister’s spokesperson said, “A Saudi Arabian B747 cargo... Read More

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December 5, 2013

Arik, Aero cancel all flights from Abuja as airport remains shut

Arik, Aero cancel all flights from Abuja as airport remains shut The two major functional domestic airlines in Nigeria, Aero Contractors and Arik Air, have cancelled all their flights from Abuja airport on Thursday. This is due to the shutdown of the airport by aviation authorities since early Thursday morning. The airlines announced the cancellations... Read More

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December 4, 2013

Okey Ikechukwu: Why not share resources in Nigeria according to ‘ekiti mass’?

by Okey Ikechukwu If the United Nations (UN) wants the state with the highest number of carrying ‘ekiti’ prefixed towns to have 30% of all global support for a sustained fight against poverty, it will go to Ekiti State. Ado Ekiti is the capital of Ekiti State, the South Western Nigeria, and other towns in... Read More

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October 9, 2013

“Stella Oduah should bury her head in shame, not me” – Femi Fani-Kayode lays it on aviation minister

by Femi Fani-Kayode by Akan Ido The bickering between Femi Fani-Kayode and the Minister of Aviation, Stella Oduah continues to fester as the former has again replied her yesterday saying “she should be attempting to encourage the Nigerian people and assuage their fears rather than indulging in petty and cheap sideshots and an futile press... Read More

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September 12, 2013

“I am tired, I want to go home”: Arik stowaway, Daniel Ohikhena speaks as Edo gov’t sends him to boarding school

The stowaway teenager, Ricky Daniel Ohikhena, who, on August 24, this year hid in a wheel well of an Arik Air craft from Benin to Lagos, has said he did not know that he took a risk when he did that, promising not to do it again. “I regret it. I want to go home,... Read More

Adams Oshiomhole, Arik, Benin, Daniel ohikhena, lagos, nigeria, stowaway

September 5, 2013

Opinion: Suntai is on course, please stop the blame games

by Josef Omorotionmwan Why are we challenging God? As it were, Governor Danbaba Suntai of Taraba State fell from the sky. Others who fell like that died but Suntai did not die. Is it not clear that God has a purpose for sparing his life? THIS column today is dedicated to two Nigerians – Master... Read More

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September 3, 2013

Not again! Another stowaway arrested and detained in Edo

A 25-year old man has been arrested at the Benin airport for attempting to gain access into the airside, Nigeria’s aviation authorities said on Monday, nine days after a teenager ran across the runway of the same airport, hid in the wheel well of an Arik plane and emerged unscathed in Lagos after a 35-minute... Read More

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August 31, 2013

Theophilus Ilevbare: Nigeria failed the guy on the Arik plane

by Theophilus Ilevbare …the stowaway’s desperado is a reflection of the frightening level of abject poverty in the county and bleak future starring Nigerian teenagers and youths in the face. If not, the lad wouldn’t have given even a second thought to such a dangerous escapade. Nigerians woke up on Sunday 25 August, 2013 to... Read More

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June 22, 2013

Passengers escape death as power outage prevents Arik plane from landing in Uyo

by Akan Ido A power cut at the Akwa Ibom Airport yesterday disrupted the planned landing of an Arik Air aircraft barely 500 meters from the tarmac. The outage reportedly forced the pilot to regain altitude and hover around for about half an hour before flying back to Abuja. The airport official saddled with the responsibility... Read More

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March 22, 2013

Terrorism alert: Domestic airlines fear for safety and reconsider operating flights to Northern cities

by Rachel Ogbu From cancelling night-stops for their crew and aircraft in extremely volatile northern cities, especially Maiduguri some domestic carriers are seriously considering whether to continue operating flights all together into other states like Kano and Yola . Airlines are believed to be carrying out safety and security audits of their operations with virtually... Read More

Aerocontractors, Arik, boko haram, Chanchangi, IRS, Medview

March 22, 2013

Turbulence ahead: Airlines may stop flying to Kano, Yola & others due to bombings

by Chi Ibe They can’t take it anymore it appears. Domestic airlines that fly to Kano, Maiduguri, Yola and other violence-prone destinations in the North are currently “carrying out safety and security audits of their operations” to decide if such flights can continue. According to the Punch: The development came a few months after... Read More

Aero Contractors, airlines, Arik, Bomb, bombs, kano, Yola

March 18, 2013

Report: Dana Air suspended again over safety issues

by Rachel Ogbu Dana Air operating license has been suspended again pending the resolution of certain safety issues, the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has said. The airline had recommenced operations about three months ago following a seven-month suspension when its Boeing Md-83 crashed in Lagos, killing 163 people. According to the Acting Director-General, NCAA, Joyce... Read More

Abuja, Aero, Arik, Crash, Dana, Dana Air license, IRS, lagos, Med-View, safety issues

January 5, 2013

Air fares may crash by 33 per cent as Dana Air, others return

Indications have emerged that soaring domestic air fares may soon crash by 33 per cent from the present average of N30,000 per hour flight to N20,000 following the return of some local airlines to business. Dana Air, which stopped operations seven months ago after the tragic crash of June 3, 2012, resumed operations on Friday... Read More

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January 4, 2013

Celebrities scheduled to fly with Dana Air as airline resumes operations

by Daniel Anozie Dana Airlines resumed operations on Thursday with its first flight taking off from Lagos to Abuja. The flight with Registration No. 9J0359 took off from Lagos at about 4.15 p.m. ahead of its inaugural flight scheduled for today. The airline’s operation had been suspended after the June 3, 2012 crash involving its... Read More

Abuja, Aero, Arik, Crash, Dana, IRS, lagos, Med-View

October 27, 2012

TICKER: Nigerian stowaway found dead in Arik Air flight

The dead body of a young Nigerian man was discovered yesterday Friday October 26th in the wheel well, the undercarriage compartment of an Arik Air aircraft, after it returned from a flight to New York, United States. One of the airline’s officials who spoke to ThisDay said the deceased might have hidden himself in the... Read More

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September 27, 2012

Japheth Omojuwa: On Arik Air, I admit my madness

by Japheth Omojuwa In the Land of many victims, the man who dares the oppressor is seen to be mad. For that, I admit my madness. I left my iPad in an Arik Air flight and that was my fault. I will not excuse that negligence on the fact that flying just days after the... Read More

Arik, customer, ipad, omojuwa, oppressor

September 26, 2012

Going Rogue: Arik bans FAAN MD, blogger and 22 others from its flights

by Reuben Daba And you thought the Arik drama was over. Apparently the airline is determined to ensure that they remain a talking point in this week’s news cycle. On Tuesday, Arik Air publicly released a list of persons banned permanently from taking any of its operated flights to any destination. The list had an... Read More

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Domestic flights resume July 8, but is it too soon?

Just In: Arik operated without essential equipment, owed N375bn – AMCON

The Thread: Has Arik passed on its bad behaviour to Air Peace?

AMCON takes over OAS Helicopters

Simon Kolawole: The Drama Republic of Nigeria

JUST IN: NCAA fines Arik N6m for luggage delay

The Big 5: These are the stories you should be monitoring today

These Arik passengers had a funny experience yesterday

Nigerian passenger’s death aboard Arik Airline flight sparks #Ebola panic in the US

Sliding down the slope – and more, in today’s news round-up with Cheta Nwanze

EXCLUSIVE: ‘We’ll attend only to Business Class’ – Arik Airlines passengers left stranded in Calabar (WATCH)

Photos of passengers stranded at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja (LOOK)

REVEALED: Why we shut Abuja airport – Oduah

Arik, Aero cancel all flights from Abuja as airport remains shut

Okey Ikechukwu: Why not share resources in Nigeria according to ‘ekiti mass’?

“Stella Oduah should bury her head in shame, not me” – Femi Fani-Kayode lays it on aviation minister

“I am tired, I want to go home”: Arik stowaway, Daniel Ohikhena speaks as Edo gov’t sends him to boarding school

Opinion: Suntai is on course, please stop the blame games

Not again! Another stowaway arrested and detained in Edo

Theophilus Ilevbare: Nigeria failed the guy on the Arik plane

Passengers escape death as power outage prevents Arik plane from landing in Uyo

Terrorism alert: Domestic airlines fear for safety and reconsider operating flights to Northern cities

Turbulence ahead: Airlines may stop flying to Kano, Yola & others due to bombings

Report: Dana Air suspended again over safety issues

Air fares may crash by 33 per cent as Dana Air, others return

Celebrities scheduled to fly with Dana Air as airline resumes operations

TICKER: Nigerian stowaway found dead in Arik Air flight

Opinion: Arik Air vs Omojuwa: The missing iPad, and other issues

Japheth Omojuwa: On Arik Air, I admit my madness

Going Rogue: Arik bans FAAN MD, blogger and 22 others from its flights

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