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Manchester United’s flight to Newcastle cancelled

December 2, 2023 No Comments

Manchester United’s flight to Newcastle on Saturday has been cancelled because of the cold weather.

Instead, the Red Devils’ squad will take a three-hour train to their game.

United travel to Tyneside looking to bounce back from their 3-3 draw with Galatasaray in midweek.

The players had arrived to drop their cars off at Manchester Airport from 10am, but were informed they would be driving to the North East.

Temperatures in Manchester dropped below -5 degrees Celsius overnight.

On Saturday morning, the Met Office issued another yellow warning for snow and ice.

At least nine football matches in the Scottish leagues have been postponed due to the freezing temperatures.

Business

Air Peace to Begin Lagos-Johannesburg Flight

October 27, 2020 No Comments

Air Peace will begin regular commercial flights from its Lagos hub to Johannesburg in South Africa, before the year ends, its management said.

This is just as the airline has resumed flights to Enugu and Asaba which were suspended following the curfew occasioned by the #EndSARS protest aftermath.

The airline said the Lagos-Johannesburg flight which would be the second International flight after Dubai flagged off last year, was in keeping with its vision to provide seamless connectivity across cities, adding that Lagos-Johannesburg-Lagos will be operated thrice a week.

It said it has made huge progress in meeting the stipulated requirements of the aviation authorities in both South Africa and Nigeria to enable it to launch flight operations into the country before the year runs out.

Its spokesman, Stanley Olisa, said South Africa is one of the destinations which the Federal Government had designated Air Peace to operate into.

He added that South Africa has always been on the radar of Air Peace as the airline is constantly reviewing its route network and looking at strategic ways of expanding it to provide immense value to Nigerians first and other Africans.

The spokesman noted that apart from South Africa, Air Peace has also been designated to operate commercial flights into Mumbai, London, Guangzhou-China, Houston, with other destinations still in the works.

Lifestyle

UAE will commence issuance of visas effective October 8th – Hadi Sirika

October 7, 2020 No Comments

Senator Sirika Hadi, the Minister for Aviation of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has stated that issuance of visas by the United Arab Emirates(UAE) will commence on Thursday, October 8th, 2020.

The prerequisite for traveling includes a return ticket and hotel bookings. Others are PCR test which must be negative prior to flight departure and a valid health insurance that can be paid via a travel agency or airlines.

See below the communication he released via his Twitter handle

Nigerians can now start planning their much awaited vacations and business trips.

Lifestyle

Nigeria: Govt Clears Emirates to Resume Flight Operations in Nigeria

October 1, 2020 No Comments

Following an agreement between the United Arabs Emirates (UAE), and the Nigerian government, the Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has announced plan to lift the ban placed on Emirates Airlines from operating into and out of the country.

According to Sirika, the commencement of the airline’s operations would, however, depend on the commencement of visa issuance to Nigerians by the UAE.

“UAE has written to state that they agree to issue visas to Nigerians, consequently decision has been reached to allow Emirates to fly into Nigeria. Commencement of the Visa issuance is condition precedent. Please bear with this unusual situation,” Sirika said.

The minister said he appreciated the understanding of all those who have been negatively affected by the recent policy decisions, which barred some airlines from operating into the country when Nigeria reopened its airspace to international flights.

The Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Aviation, Mr. James Odaudu, explained in a statement issued yesterday that the decisions were taken to protect the interests of the nation and its citizens who deserve to be treated with respect and dignity – the same way Nigeria treats other nationals.

Emirates Airlines was initially given approval to operate into the country, but the approval was withdrawn following the inability of Nigerians to obtain/use valid tourist visas to enter the UAE.

Meanwhile, South Africa has also lifted ban on air travel from travellers from African countries.

President of South Africa, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa said the ban was lifted to facilitate free movements of people, goods and services from South Africa and the African continent, noting that travellers from the neighbouring countries are allowed to visit the country.

“Travellers from all African countries are allowed and must possess relevant travel documents, and will also be screened for COVID-19 symptoms.

“To allow ease of travel from the African countries, 18 borders will be opened. 35 border posts will continue to offer restricted services due to insufficient capacity for screening, testing and quarantine. Travellers who present themselves at borders, which are unable to accommodate them will be directed to the currently operational border posts for processing,” the President said in an address.

The President said three airports would be opened and operational for international air travel.

These airports are OR Tambo International (in Johannesburg, Gauteng), Cape Town International (in Cape Town, Western Cape) and King Shaka International in (Durban, KwaZulu-Natal).