Ibom Air

August 13, (THEWILL) — A civil rights organisation, the Centre for Human Rights and Accountability Network (CHRAN), has called for a thorough investigation into Sunday’s fracas involving a passenger, Ms. Comfort Emmanson, onboard an Ibom Air flight from...

August 12, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Bar Association has faulted Ibom Air and the Airline Operators of Nigeria for imposing a lifetime “No Fly” ban on Ms. Comfort Emmanson, describing the decision as unlawful and an affront to human...

August 11, (THEWILL) — The Airline Operators of Nigeria has imposed a lifetime ban on Comfort Emmanson, barring her from flying on any of its member airlines, both within and outside the country. AON spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, announced the...

August 11, (THEWILL) — Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned what he described as “selective justice” in the handling of an Ibom Air passenger accused of assaulting a crew member. The incident, involving passenger Comfort Emmanson, has...

August 11, (THEWILL) — Ibom Air has imposed a lifetime ban on a passenger, Comfort Emmanson, after a violent incident aboard its Uyo–Lagos flight on Sunday, August 10, 2025, which the airline said endangered crew, passengers, and aircraft safety. In...

August 11, (THEWILL) — A passenger, Ms Comfort Emmanson, earlier placed on a no-fly list by Ibom Air for alleged disruptive behaviour, has been remanded in Kirikiri Correctional Centre over an assault on the airline’s crew. Tunde Moshood, Special Adviser...

August 11, (THEWILL) — Akwa Ibom State carrier, Ibom Air, says the airline has since submitted a report to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) of an incident which occurred on board their Uyo–Lagos flight involving a passenger, Ms...

July 25, (THEWILL) — Ibom Air, the Akwa Ibom State-owned airline, has announced the expansion of its flight schedule to Enugu and Calabar, effective July 25, 2025. In a statement signed by Aniekan Essienette, Group Manager, Marketing and Communications, the...

April 29, (THEWILL) – Ibom Air, the Akwa Ibom State-owned Airline, says it is set to resume normal flight operations to and from Enugu on Sunday, May 4, 2025. A statement by the Airline management, endorsed by the General Manager,...

January 15, (THEWILL) – The Nigeria Police Force has arraigned Ms. Chiamaka Don Ubani, the passenger involved in the recent Ibom Air flight Q1528 incident, on two counts of criminal charges. According to the police, the charges stem...