Air Peace flight

Panic at NAIA as Air Peace aircraft tyre bursts during take-off

There was panic at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday evening when the tyre of an Air Peace aircraft blew off and made a loud sound while it was already taxiing for take-off on the runway. It was gathered that passengers on the aircraft, who were heading to Benin from Abuja, were terrified […]

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New airport, NAIA terminal designed to give passengers maximum comfort – FAAN

The Managing Director, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Saleh Dunoma, says the newly inaugurated international terminal of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, was designed give maximum comfort to air travelers. Dunoma, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen, on Sunday in Abuja. He explained that the facility provided in the new terminal […]

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3.36m passengers’ travels Nnamdi Azikiwe Int’l Airport in 9-month

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), says a total of 3.36 million passengers traveled through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja between January and September. FAAN disclosed this in its 2018 Passengers Traffic Statistics obtained by newsmen, on Tuesday in Abuja. The report showed that a total of 2.6 million people travelled locally […]

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Abuja international airport terminal to begin operation in October

The new international terminal that is being constructed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja will begin operations in October this year, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria announced on Thursday. FAAN also stated that the remaining facilities at the terminal that should be in place would be ready by next month, while the inauguration […]

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Over 1.02 million passengers travelled via Abuja airport in Q1 – FAAN

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, says that no fewer than 1.02 million passengers travelled through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja during the first quarter of 2018. FAAN’s First Quarter Report obtained by the News Agency of Nigeria, on Monday, in Abuja showed a 38.9 per cent growth from 623,727 recorded during the same […]

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FG seeks additional $400 million loan for Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport project

The Federal Government has begun shopping for additional $400 million loan to augment the existing $600 million earmarked for the new terminal building at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. The project is currently being financed by a $500 million loan from China Export/Import Bank, while the Federal Government provided a counterpart funding of […]

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Abuja airport terminal delayed on poor water-supply, electricity

The new terminal being constructed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja is 80 per cent complete, the National Assembly, as well as the contractor handling the project announced on Tuesday. However, it was gathered that poor supply of water and electricity to the facility had delayed its inauguration, as the project’s contractor urged the […]

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Passengers cancel flights over diversion to Kaduna airport

About 4, 300 out of the 8,694 flights to and from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in the next six weeks may have been cancelled following the diversion of flights to the Kaduna International Airport. While seven out of the eight international airlines plying the Abuja airport have suspended flights to the Kaduna airport, […]

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