Aviation
Virgin Atlantic and its tour operating arm, Virgin Holidays, saw pre-tax profits rise from £43 million to £72 million in the first half of the year.
This was based on revenues for the March to April period increasing by 15 per cent from £1.19 billion to £1.37 billion.
Cash in the bank increased to £688 million at …
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Turkish Airlines has added Dakar, Senegal to its African routes, making it the second destination in West Africa as it continues to expand operations in the continent.
The Managing Director of the airline in Nigeria, Mr. Abdullah Pinar, said “operations to Dakar, Senegal, will commence from March 29, 2009 and operate every Wednesday and Sunday.”
According to …
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Virgin Nigeria Airways Limited has emerged as the “Best Airline in West Africa” The award was given to the airline at the 2008 Africa Travel Awards, organized by the Africa Travel Quarterly.
The award is a key highlight of the annual Akwaaba Travel Market, instituted to celebrate outstanding contributions of recipients to the development of tourism …
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In continuation of the implementation of its policy of rewarding and motivating its employees, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company PLC (NAHCo) has announced the promotion of 159 of its employees across various departments and stations. The promotion exercise which takes effect from 1 November, 2008 is a fall out of the annual staff performance appraisal …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced seven drug traffickers arrested by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) Abuja, to 46 and half years imprisonment. The convicts, who were sentenced in the month of October 2008 were arrested for attempting to traffic various quantities of …
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