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Arik Air declares planes safe, operations well-funded

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2021 0

Arik Air has reiterated its commitment to safety in all its operations, insisting that all its planes are in very good condition. The airline’s Chief Executive Officer, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, disclosed this in a statement in Lagos on Sunday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the

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Arik Airline sacks 300 workers, gives reasons

Ihesiulo Grace 4 December 2020 0

Three hundred members of staff of Arik Airlines have been relieved of their duties. The management of the airline disclosed this in a statement released today Friday, December 4. Daily Times reports that management hinged its decision to sack the workers on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations.  READ ALSO: Defense Headquarters […]

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Domestic airlines reveal 16,429 delayed flights in 6 months – NCAA

Ihesiulo Grace 29 August 2019 0

The Consumer Protection Department of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has released figures of delayed flights of domestic airlines operating in Nigeria within 6 months. A document signed by the department and received by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, revealed that 16,429 cases of delayed flights have been recorded between January and June 2019, […]

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AMCON Intervention In Arik, Aero commended

Ihesiulo Grace 25 October 2017 0

Airline passengers in Nigeria especially those that patronise Arik Air have praised the On-Time-Performance (OTP) of Arik Air since the intervention of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON). Recall that following a huge debt profile of Arik to AMCON and other creditors around the globe, Asset Management company took over the management of the airline […]

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Yuletide: Arik increases frequencies, adds new A340

Ihesiulo Grace 15 December 2016 0

Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier, is increasing its flight frequencies to key domestic destinations ahead of the Christmas and New Year festivities to cope with passenger demands. The airline’s decision, according to the airline’s PR and Communications Manager, Adebanji Ola, is to increase flight frequencies on the domestic. This, he said, is […]

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Arik, Air Peace others to commence flight operations to Niger

Ihesiulo Grace 27 November 2016 0

Four Nigerian carriers, Overland Air, Arik Air, Air Peace and Azman Air services have been slated to start flight operations from Nigeria to Niger Republic. The new development was disclosed during a meeting between Technical Committee from the Ministry of Transportation and the concerned airlines held on wednesday 23rd of November,2016 at the Aviation House, […]

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Arik Air strengthens Dakar route with Abuja plus Accra connections

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2015 0

Arik Air, West and Central Africa’s largest carrier is extending its Abuja-Accra service to Dakar, Senegal from March 24, 2015. Similarly, the Lagos-Dakar service will be strengthened to six weekly flights with a new thrice weekly Lagos-Accra-Dakar service. The Abuja-Accra-Dakar service which was first introduced in February 2014 was suspended in the wake of the […]