NCAA Suspends Services To Eleven Domestic Airlines

NCAA Suspends Services To Eleven Domestic Airlines

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has placed eleven domestic airlines on an immediate “No-Pay-No-Service” sanction list over unremitted statutory charges. The strict enforcement action bars all internal regulatory departments from rendering administrative or operational services to the affected carriers. An internal agency memo dated May 22, 2026, confirmed that the suspension will remain in place…

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Air Peace Defends Gatwick Delay After Bird Strike

  Operational disruption on the London–Lagos route has drawn public scrutiny, with Air Peace Limited stating that safety considerations drove its decision to halt a May 1, 2026 service from Gatwick Airport to Lagos after a bird strike incident. The airline, in a statement shared via its official X account on Saturday, rejected claims circulating…

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Oil Price Surge Pressures Nigerian Aviation Sector

    Nigeria’s domestic aviation sector remains under pressure as airlines continue operations despite renewed threats of a shutdown over rising jet fuel costs, highlighting deep tensions between global oil shocks and local pricing realities. Carriers under the Airline Operators of Nigeria had warned of a possible suspension of services, yet flight data shows key…

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Air Peace Grounds London Flight After Technical Fault

Air Peace Denies Collusion Claims Over Delayed Lagos–São Paulo Flight

Nigeria’s largest airline, Air Peace, has dismissed allegations that it colluded with the Federal Government to mislead the public over the proposed Lagos–São Paulo direct flight, describing the claims as false and deliberately misleading. The allegations emerged following reports that Nigerians residing in Brazil accused both the Bola Tinubu administration and Air Peace of deceiving…

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