Aviation

Arik Air introduces ‘Super Saver’ fare on all domestic routes

Ihesiulo Grace 13 February 2018 0

Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest carrier has introduced a “super saver” fare which gives customers the benefit of making massive savings when they book early online to travel to any of the airline’s domestic routes. To travel to any destination within Nigeria, Arik Air customers can buy a one-way

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Arik named winner of best security, safety conscious airline

Ihesiulo Grace 31 January 2018 0

Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest commercial airline, has been named winner of the Best Security and Safety Conscious Airline in West and Central Africa award at the 14th Africa Security Watch Awards to be held in Kigali, Rwanda in February 2018. The CEO of the airline, Captain Roy Ilegbodu has also been named the ‘Most Outstanding […]

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Arik Air begins flight operations from Abuja to Calabar

Ihesiulo Grace 14 December 2017 0

Arik Air will begin flight operations on the Abuja-Calabar and Abuja-Uyo routes from tomorrow,December 15,2017. This was made known in a statement by its Communications manager, Mr Ola Adebanji in Lagos in a statement. Adebanji said the move was informed by the determination of the airline to make the Christmas and New Year celebrations a […]

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Yuletide: Arik increases frequencies to enhance festivities

Ihesiulo Grace 13 December 2017 0

Arik Air, Nigeria’s largest carrier said it is increasing its capacity ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations to enable customers to celebrate the festive season with family and friends with ease. The capacity increase, which will boost its key domestic routes, especially in the South East and South South zones, takes effect from December […]

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Safety, our priority – Arik air

Ihesiulo Grace 5 April 2017 0

Arik Air has reiterated the fact that it would continue to pay priority attention to safety despite desperate motives of some disgruntled elements in the society to ridicule the efforts of the government to rehabilitate ailing airline which recently came under receivership due to gross mismanagement and heavy debt profile. A statement by the airline […]

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AMCON: Massive sack looms in Arik Air over low revenue

Ihesiulo Grace 3 March 2017 0

Indications have emerged that no fewer than 1,500 Arik Airline’s staff may be fired this month as part of new management’s cost-saving measures to keep the embattled airline alive. Arik Air has about 2,000 workers spread across its local and foreign operations, while it operated a fleet of 28 aircraft at optimal capacity, which enabled […]

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Arik Air challenges AMCON Takeover

Ihesiulo Grace 10 February 2017 0

The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCOM), on Thursday, announced that it is taking over the debt-ridden Arik Air, the country’s largest airline. The takeover was announced in an official statement issued yesterday by the corporate communications department of the asset management company. According to AMCOM, the takeover is only a respite coming the way […]

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NCAA fines Arik Air N6m over passengers luggage

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2016 0

Arik to pay  passengers $150 each   Nigeria’s flag carrier airline, Arik Air has been sanctioned by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for contravening the provisions of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs). The aviation regulatory body explained that it had been inundated with complaints of delay and inability to ferry the passengers’ checked

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Arik Air suffers setback as aviation unions shut down operations

Ihesiulo Grace 21 December 2016 0

Passengers who arrived at the general aviation terminal base of Arik Air to catch the Tuesday morning flight to their various destinations were shocked to find a horde of aviation union workers barricading the entrance to the airline’s ticket counters. The union workers, drawn from the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), National […]

Aviation

Arik Air Counts $9m Loss to Aviation Fuel Scarcity

Ihesiulo Grace 5 May 2015 0

The scarcity of aviation fuel is taking a huge toll on airline operations with Arik Air declaring that it has lost an estimated $9 million since last week to disruptions of its operations. The airline said the scarcity of aviation fuel has adversely hit its operations, that it is forced to scale down its flights […]

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Arik Air Suspends Service to Dubai

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2015 0

Arik Air, has announced that its executive board had decided to temporarily suspend its Dubai service operations.   Its Communications Officer, ChigozieOkereke, said the challenging wider economic environment in Nigeria, as well as increasingly stringent travel regulation controls in the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) had contributed to the decision to suspend the

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Arik Air Suspends Service to Dubai

Ihesiulo Grace 29 April 2015 0

Arik Air suspends service to Dubai Arik Air, West Africa’s largest airline currently serving 18 destinations across Nigeria as well 12 international routes including London’s Heathrow Airport and New York’s JFK Airport announced today that its Executive Board has taken the decision to temporarily suspend its Dubai service operating from Lagos via Abuja with effect from

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FAAN Disrupts Arik Air Operations in Abuja

Ihesiulo Grace 23 April 2015 0

  Officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), on Thursday morning, disrupted Arik Air’s operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, when they denied the airline’s staff access to their duty posts. A statement from the Corporate Affairs Manager, Arik Air, Mr, Ola Banji, said the latest action might not be unconnected […]

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After 48hrs US Flight Delay, Passengers Seize Arik Plane

Ihesiulo Grace 20 April 2015 0

Hundreds of New York-bound passengers on Arik Air flight at the weekend protested at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, over the failure of the airline to airlift them for two days. The aggrieved passengers invaded the tarmac of the airport, stopped the early morning Lagos- Accra passengers from boarding and protested in the open. However, the […]

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Arik Air Becomes First to Use Bombardier’s CRJ1000 NextGen

Ihesiulo Grace 2 April 2015 0

Bombardier Commercial Aircraft announced on Tuesday that Arik Air of Lagos, Nigeria has placed the first dual-class CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft configured with three-abreast business- class seating into service in West Africa. The statement disclosed that Arik Air will use the CRJ1000 NextGen aircraft to increase network service on its most popular business routes in West

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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 […]