abuja airport Archives - Freedom Online ...express yourself Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:34:32 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://freedomonline.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/cropped-icon-32x32.png abuja airport Archives - Freedom Online 32 32 Ethiopian Airlines celebrates reopening of Abuja Airport with latest Airbus A350-900 https://freedomonline.com.ng/ethiopian-airlines-celebrates-reopening-abuja-airport-latest-airbus-a350-900/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ethiopian-airlines-celebrates-reopening-abuja-airport-latest-airbus-a350-900/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2017 18:34:32 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=51578 Africa’s largest airline group, Ethiopian Airlines, says it will on Wednesday start its flight to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with its latest technology and the most modern airplane, the Airbus A350-900. The Chief Executive Officer of the Ethiopian Group, Mr  Tewolde GebreMariam said this in Lagos on Tuesday. The Airbus landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ethiopian-airlines-celebrates-reopening-abuja-airport-latest-airbus-a350-900/feed/ 0 NCAA: Abuja airport ready for operations https://freedomonline.com.ng/ncaa-abuja-airport-ready-operations/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/ncaa-abuja-airport-ready-operations/#respond Mon, 17 Apr 2017 20:01:29 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=51533 The Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr Usman Muktar, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway is ready for operation and can be opened on Wednesday. Muktar stated this while speaking with newsmen during an inspection of the airport’s runway on Monday in Abuja. The Abuja airport was closed on March 8 for […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/ncaa-abuja-airport-ready-operations/feed/ 0 Abuja airport runway repairs 96% completed, says Sirika https://freedomonline.com.ng/abuja-airport-runway-repairs-96-completed-says-sirika/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/abuja-airport-runway-repairs-96-completed-says-sirika/#respond Tue, 11 Apr 2017 19:56:17 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=51252 Minister of State, Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, says repair of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, runway has attained 96 per cent completion. Sirika stated this when he visited the site on Tuesday, one week ahead the proposed reopening of the airport. He said that the work which commenced from runway 04 had progressed to runway […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/abuja-airport-runway-repairs-96-completed-says-sirika/feed/ 0 Runway deadline: Minister instals countdown clock at Abuja airport https://freedomonline.com.ng/runway-deadline-minister-instals-countdown-clock-abuja-airport/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/runway-deadline-minister-instals-countdown-clock-abuja-airport/#respond Wed, 05 Apr 2017 14:21:14 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=50914 Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has installed a countdown clock at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to mount pressure on contractors to meet the six weeks deadline. This is in fulfilment of his promise to install the clock to remind contractors that the April 19 reopening date of the airport would […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/runway-deadline-minister-instals-countdown-clock-abuja-airport/feed/ 0 Abuja airport terminal undergoes rehabilitation https://freedomonline.com.ng/abuja-airport-terminal-undergoes-rehabilitation/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/abuja-airport-terminal-undergoes-rehabilitation/#respond Fri, 31 Mar 2017 17:20:53 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=50680 The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has embarked on the rehabilitation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, terminal ahead of its scheduled re-opening on April 19. On Friday, work was ongoing at both the international and domestic wings of Terminal B. Most parts of the building were being repainted with the public […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/abuja-airport-terminal-undergoes-rehabilitation/feed/ 0 Lai Mohammed: Six-week timeline for Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport reopening sacrosanct https://freedomonline.com.ng/lai-mohammed-six-week-timeline-nnamdi-azikiwe-international-airport-reopening-sacrosanct/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/lai-mohammed-six-week-timeline-nnamdi-azikiwe-international-airport-reopening-sacrosanct/#respond Mon, 27 Mar 2017 22:02:30 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=50505 Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed says no plan to extend the reopening date of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while the six-week timeline remains sacrosanct. The minister, who made the clarification at the Aviation Roundtable on Monday in Lagos, said the media report that government had extended the closure by 18 […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/lai-mohammed-six-week-timeline-nnamdi-azikiwe-international-airport-reopening-sacrosanct/feed/ 0 Before Abuja Airport is shut down, by Reuben Abati https://freedomonline.com.ng/before-abuja-airport-is-shut-down-by-reuben-abati/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/before-abuja-airport-is-shut-down-by-reuben-abati/#respond Tue, 10 Jan 2017 19:52:33 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=47132 A few years ago, the Federal Government of Nigeria shut down the Port Harcourt International Airport to carry out what they called repairs or was it renovation? It was supposed to be an exercise for a few weeks, but it took more than an entire year. Flights were diverted to an airport in the city […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/before-abuja-airport-is-shut-down-by-reuben-abati/feed/ 0 Sirika: Abuja Airport to be closed for six weeks in Feb, March 2017, says ‘passengers to use Kaduna Airport’ https://freedomonline.com.ng/sirika-abuja-airport-to-be-closed-for-six-weeks-in-feb-march-2017-says-passengers-to-use-kaduna-airport/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/sirika-abuja-airport-to-be-closed-for-six-weeks-in-feb-march-2017-says-passengers-to-use-kaduna-airport/#respond Mon, 19 Dec 2016 21:15:17 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=46383 Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, says the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, will be closed for six weeks in February and March, 2017 for total repairs on the runway. Sirika told newsmen in Abuja on Monday that the closure was to allow Julius Berger carry out total re-construction on the badly […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/sirika-abuja-airport-to-be-closed-for-six-weeks-in-feb-march-2017-says-passengers-to-use-kaduna-airport/feed/ 0 Aviation fuel scarcity causes flight delays at Abuja Airport https://freedomonline.com.ng/aviation-fuel-scarcity-causes-flight-delays-at-abuja-airport/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/aviation-fuel-scarcity-causes-flight-delays-at-abuja-airport/#respond Wed, 18 May 2016 20:17:11 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=35683 Many travellers were stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, on Wednesday due to flight delays caused by scarcity of aviation fuel. Most airlines had informed their prospective passengers about the non-availability of the product and the resultant effect of flight delays. Aviation oil marketers now ration the product to airlines, including foreign […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/aviation-fuel-scarcity-causes-flight-delays-at-abuja-airport/feed/ 0 Minister suspends Abuja Airport Manager, Terminal Manager, Security Chief, orders investigation into Turkish Airlines fiasco https://freedomonline.com.ng/minister-suspends-abuja-airport-manager-terminal-manager-security-chief-orders-investigation-into-turkish-airlines-fiasco/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/minister-suspends-abuja-airport-manager-terminal-manager-security-chief-orders-investigation-into-turkish-airlines-fiasco/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2015 07:04:37 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=28495 Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has ordered the suspension of three top officials of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, over the recent incident involving Turkish Airlines at the airport. Sirika disclosed this while briefing newsmen after listening to explanations by the airport officials on the incident on Sunday in Abuja. He added […]

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]]> https://freedomonline.com.ng/minister-suspends-abuja-airport-manager-terminal-manager-security-chief-orders-investigation-into-turkish-airlines-fiasco/feed/ 0 Senate kicks against N64bn second runway for Abuja Airport https://freedomonline.com.ng/senate-kicks-against-n64bn-second-runway-for-abuja-airport/ https://freedomonline.com.ng/senate-kicks-against-n64bn-second-runway-for-abuja-airport/#respond Wed, 28 Oct 2015 23:43:23 +0000 http://freedomonline.com.ng/?p=26060 The Senate on Wednesday kicked against the N64 billion contract for the construction of a second runway at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The Senate, at its plenary declared that the contract sum was “too high’’. In a three-point motion by Senator Dino Melaye (APC Kogi West), the Senate acknowledged the urgent need for […]

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