Saraki Commissions Ibom Air in Uyo, Commends Akwa Ibom Governor || PHOTOS

AKWA-IBOM- Senate President Bukola Saraki Wednesday commissioned the Ibom Air in Uyo and commended Akwa Ibom State Governor, Emmanuel Udom, for such laudable project.
 

In his remarks during

Captain Micheal Johnston; American Airlines Pilot dies during flight from Phoenix to Boston

An American Airlines pilot died during a flight from Phoenix to Boston Monday morning, leaving his co-pilot to make an emergency landing in Syracuse, officials said.

The 147 passengers aboard AA550 had no idea what was happening in the cockpit once their plane started veering toward upstate New York, passenger Louise Anderson told the Daily News.

 

"It was a smooth landing," she said. "The staff seemed a little frazzled, but they handled it

Entering Plane, Speakout on the worth of your Luggage?

It is not uncommon to find passengers in the airplane come back to report missing luggage and when it’s not recovered after a certain time, such luggage is declared lost. In such event, it becomes the burden of the airline to pay the passenger for the lost items, depending on the jurisdiction and legal framework operating in the country.

Most a times, passengers disagree with the value of benefit paid after the loss and in most cases they discover that it was no fault of the airline but because they undervalued their luggage to avoid paying for excess.

 

What is the value of your luggage? Do you declare the real contents rather than just the weight? Have you stocked key valuables in your bag and think it does not matter? Are you one of those who play smart by not declaring? All of these have its bad sides.

Sunny Adeda, insurance experts said to enable airline passengers get compensation on loss of baggage, they should declare the contents of their bag at the point of checking in. “Most foreigners usually declare, but here in Nigeria and most other African countries they hardly declare and most a times lose important values and get little compensation.

Unlawful coordination by Airlines, Investigated over Ticket Prices-US

In a statement, the department confirmed an Associated Press report it was looking into "possible unlawful coordination by some airlines".

 

AP reported that it had seen a document revealing that the Justice Department had requested information from airlines as part of a competition probe.