A screening officer at Manila’s international airport was caught on video swallowing US$300 (RM1,406) worth of cash stolen from a passenger’s wallet. Footage from an airport security camera showed the officer, identified as Irency Morados, pushing US$300 worth of bills into her mouth. She is then seen drinking from a water bottle handed…
A Max Air aircraft has crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja on Sunday after the tyre reportedly burst into flames. According to a report by Daily Trust, the aircraft had arrived from Yola, Adamawa State when the incident happened. The Aerodrome Rescue and Fire-fighting Service (ARFFS) operatives at the airport were swiftly…
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has announced the closure of the runway 18R/36L of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos for eight weeks to carry out maintenance work. FAAN made the announcement on Monday on its Twitter page, saying that for the meantime, Taxi way B-18L will be used for all flight…
Drama ensued at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport after a Kenyan woman who had been rescued from Saudi Arabia spotted the agent who facilitated her travel amid the crowd. Woman rescued from Saudi Arabia accosts agent The angry and teary woman had just been received by her family and friends at the airport when she set her…
Pilots Warn Nigerian Government As Lagos International Airport Runway Lights Collapse. The approach lights on the runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos State, have gone off, forcing pilots to depend solely on equipment onboard their aircraft to land, findings by PUNCH revealed. An approach lighting system is a lighting system that assists…
50 passengers were rescued when fire gutted the tyres of an aircraft operated by Dana Airlines Limited in Port Harcourt Airport, Rivers State. Truetells Nigeria reports that the incident occurred on Monday evening at the Port Harcourt airport. It was also gathered that no life was lost and no passenger was injured as first responders…
Singer, Omah Lay has stated that he was robbed at the airport as his laptop, microphone and audio interface were removed from his box. The singer who had a running with Ugandan authorities last year, disclosed this on his Twitter handle this evening. He however did not state in which of the airports he…
Nigeria’s delegation to Tuesday’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) qualifying match against Sierra Leone has arrived in Freetown. Ademola Olajire, Director of Communications at the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), in a statement on Monday, said the team arrived in the afternoon from Benin City. He said the team had then proceeded on a…
Members of the Senate have pleaded with relevant authorities to upgrade the status of Ibadan airport to an international airport with state-of-the-art facilities. This development is consequent upon a motion by Senator Kola Balogun and co-sponsored by 37 other lawmakers across political parties and geopolitical zones of the country during plenary. Balogun was of the…
