Tag: Emirates Airlines

Emirates to resume operation in Nigeria October 1

Aminu Imam
Emirates

Emirates Airlines has announced plans to recommence flight operations to Nigerian airports starting from October 1, 2024, following a two-year hiatus from operating in Nigeria. The airline, which announced this via its official X account yesterday,  said it shall beoperating a daily service between Lagos and Dubai, and offering customers more choice and connectivity from Nigeria’s largest city to, and through, Dubai. According to the tweet: “The service will be operated using a Boeing 777-300ER. EK783 will depart Dubai at 0945hrs, arriving in Lagos at 1520hrs; the return flight EK784…

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Trapped funds: Emirates suspends flights into Nigeria indefinitely

Aminu Imam

Emirates airline has disclosed plans to suspend operations into Nigeria indefinitely from 29th October, 2022. In an issued statement yesterday, the airline said it has no option but to suspend flights to/from Nigeria from 29 October, to mitigate against further losses moving forward. Already, any attempt to book a flight from Abuja and Lagos on the Emirates portal yields a negative result and an automatic non-availability message. “We hope to reach a mutual resolution with the Nigerian government around the repatriation of blocked funds to enable the resumption of operations…

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Over $85m trapped revenue: Emirates suspends all flights from Nigeria Sept. 1

Aminu Imam

Emirates Airlines has announced the suspension of its flight operations to Nigeria, starting September 1, 2022, over its $85 million revenue awaiting repatriation from Nigeria. This was announced in a statement by the airline on Thursday, the airline stated that the suspension is due to its inability to repatriate its earnings in foreign exchange from Nigeria. The $85m is the airline’s revenue awaiting repatriation from Nigeria as of July 2022. The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s flag carrier noted that the suspension will help in curtailing further losses and reduce the…

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Emirates Airlines gets approval to resume flights to Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The United Arab Emirates, (UAE)’s flagship carrier, Emirates Airlines, is to resume its passenger operations between Dubai and Nigeria. This follows the approval given by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), in a letter issued to the UAE’s, Director General, General Civil Aviation Authority Abu-Dhabi. According to the letter, signed by the NCAA’s Director-General, Cpt. Musa Nuhu, the Authority stated that, “The Safety Decision #Issue-24 has been accepted by Nigeria Authorities after a review by relevant parties”. Consequently, Emirates Airlines is expected to resume scheduled passenger flight operations to Nigeria…

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Nigeria, UAE renew diplomatic tensions over Emirate Airline

Aminu Imam

Tension between the United Arab Emirates, (UAE) and Nigeria is yet again making the news. Days after the Arab nation lifted its ban on countries, including Nigeria, travelling into the country, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is refusing to allow the Dubai-based carrier, Emirates Airlines, to resume operations in Nigeria. The Director-General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Musa Nuhu, while speaking to newsmen on Friday, had said “Emirates Airline cannot operate in the country until it officially communicated to Nigeria”. However, diplomatic documents sighted by this…

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Emirates airline again suspends flights to Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) national carrier, Emirates, has announced a suspension of flights to and from Nigeria until November 30. The airline, in a statement posted on its website, said customers who have been to or connected through Nigeria in the last 14 days will not be permitted on any Emirates flights. “Affected flight bookings have been cancelled”, it stated. The airline also advised customers affected by the suspension to simply hold on to their tickets until flights resume. Recall that in 2020, at the outset of the global…

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Covid-19: UAE to lift travel ban on Nigeria, others from August 5

Aminu Imam

…Gives conditions The United Arab Emirates, (UAE), says it will lift a ban on transit passenger traffic from India, Pakistan, Nigeria and other countries from August 5, the country’s National Emergency and Crisis Management Authority (NCEMA), reported yesterday. According to a Reuters report, the UAE, a major international travel hub, has banned passengers from many South Asian and African countries for several months due to the Covid-19 pandemic. NCEMA said on Twitter that passengers travelling from countries where flights had been suspended would be able to transit through its airports…

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Covid-19: Emirates airline resumes flights in Nigeria from June 23

Aminu Imam

Emirates Airline has announced that it would be resuming flight operations in Nigeria from June 23rd. The airline, in an issued statement, said it welcomes the latest protocols and measures announced by United Arab Emirates (UAE) Dubai’s Supreme Committee of Crisis and Disaster Management to allow the safe resumption of passenger travel from South Africa, Nigeria and India to Dubai. “We look forward to facilitating travel from these countries and supporting various travelers’ categories. We will resume carrying passengers from South Africa, Nigeria and India in accordance with these protocols…

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UAE extends ban on flights from Nigeria

Aminu Imam

The United Arab Emirates, (UAE), has announced the extension of its ban on international flights from Nigerian till March, 20.  In a statement issued yesterday, the public relations firm for Emirates, said customers from both Abuja and Lagos would not be accepted for travel prior to or including this date.  This is seen as part of the measure from the UAE to curb the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country.   “Customers from both Abuja and Lagos will not be accepted for travel prior to or including this date.…

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Nigeria lifts ban on Emirates Airlines

Ishaku Yohanna

The Federal Government has agreed to lift the ban placed on Emirates Airlines from operating into and out of the country. Mr James Odaudu, Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, in a statement on Wednesday said that the lift of the ban was based on an undertaking by the authorities of the United Arabs Emirates (UAE) Odaudu said the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, had said the commencement of the airline’s operations would, however, depend on the commencement of visa issuance by the UAE. “UAE has written to state…

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