Nigeria: Mixed Grill for Aviation Sector in 2012

3 January 2013

Lagos — In 2012, Nigeria's aviation sector played host to the good, the bad and the really ugly.

For the good side, new airlines came in and terminals got remodeled after 30 years of decay and neglect. For the bad, unions and industry operators had a running battle on issues and policies. One battle saw Arik Air ground its operations for about two days. And for the really ugly, three Nigerian registered airlines crashed, one killing over 160 people and leaving about 127 families devastated.

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