Tag: British Airways
British Airways fires air attendant for racist remarks against Nigerians
British Airways has terminated the appointment of Joanne Wickenden, an air attendant who made racist remarks about Nigerians in a video. Wickenden in a video that went viral was seen…
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British Airways attendant attacks Nigerians with racist remarks (WATCH)
A video of a lady purported to be a British Airways attendant making racist comments about Nigerians has surfaced online. In the video, the lady made negative statements while describing…
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IT failure forces British Airways to cancel flights from Heathrow, Gatwick
IT systems failure has forced the British Airways to cancel all its flights out of major London airports Heathrow and Gatwick on Saturday. "We have experienced a major IT system…
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Airline slashes fares for Abuja-London route
by Omoleye Omoruyi British Airways Regional Commercial Manager, West Africa, Kola Olayinka has announced, on Sunday, in Lagos, that customers flying British Airways through its Abuja-London route (and vice versa)…
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British Airways commends FG for timely completion of Abuja airport
British Airways has commended the Federal Government for completing the repairs on the Abuja airport runway on schedule. Kola Olayinka, the airline’s Regional Commercial Manager for West Africa, lauded the…
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Aisha Buhari, Toyin Saraki, others ‘chill’ at Heathrow (PHOTOS)
Nigeria's first lady Aisha Buhari will head to Nigeria from the United Kingdom on Monday. Mrs. Buhari is currently at the Brisitish Airways lounge at Heathrow airport. Present with her…
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Simon Kolawole: Left with a broken heart
Sadness overwhelmed me — that’s if sadness is not a criminal understatement. Sometime in May 2005, I had taken my daughter to Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) for a Friday…
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How Nigeria lost its aviation hub status to Ghana
by Tolu Omoyeni In 2015, the Nigerian aviation industry contributed $685 million to the country's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The industry is a big employer of labour and also fosters…
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First Lady, Aisha Buhari at a meeting in the US (PHOTOS)
The First Lady of Nigeria Mrs. Aisha Buhari is presently on an official visit to the United States of America. Mrs. Buhari arrived in Washington DC via a British Airways flight…
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South African stowaway falls to his death from British Airways flight
One of two men believed to be South African fell to his death from a British Airways passenger jet as the plane approached Heathrow airport. According to a report by The…
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Buhari flies back to Nigeria via British Airways (PHOTO)
by Damilola Jagun President-elect, Muhammadu Buhari, is presently on board a British Airway. Ahead of his inauguration ceremony tomorrow, Buhari will arrive Nigeria today. He travelled out to the United Kingdom,…
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Theophilus Ilevbare: Pres. Jonathan buying another jet is nothing but wasteful
by Theophilus Ilevbare What better example can be set by a national leader like British Prime Minister, David Cameron, did in 2010 when he slummed it out to fly from…
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Monster: British Airways face lawsuit after pilot molests hundreds of girls at Kenyan orphanages (PICTURED)
Predator: Simon Wood at a fundraising event for BA's charity work in Africa British Airways pilot used his position to abuse hundreds of vulnerable children in African schools and orphanages,…
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Wasted: Drunken cricket star attempts to open aircraft cabin door at 35,000ft as he looked for the toilet
A drunken Sri Lankan cricketer caused panic on a packed British Airways passenger flight when he tried to open the cabin door at 35,000ft. In his stupor he tugged away…
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London-bound men caught at MMIA with 175 wraps of cocaine
Two suspects, Ugochukwu Nwafor and Chidozie Okonkwo were recently arrested by law enforcement agents at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos for attempting to smuggle 2.880 kg of a…
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Senate committee recommends Arik Air as national carrier
by Isi Esene The absence of a Nigerian national carrier is receiving attention from the Senate with its committee on aviation recommending Arik Air as a possible airline to assume…
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British Airways to Google passengers before they fly
by Seyi Lawal British Airways says its new "Know Me" program involves a thorough Googling of future fliers, so that check-in staff can "put a face to the name before…
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Runway lights off in Abuja: Arik Air flight forced to turn around; Lufthansa, British Airways, Air France sent to Lagos
by Tolu Orekoya Yesterday evening, an Arik Air flight travelling to Abuja to Port Harcourt had to turn around and head back to Port Harcourt after the runway landing lights at…
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Don’t you dare: Britain warns Nigeria over threat to ban British airlines
by Lekan Olanrewaju The Nigerian Government had earlier this week issued an ultimatum to British Airways and Virgin Atlantic regarding fares. Nigeria’s Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, had over the weekend given…
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