High airfares charged in Nigeria by international airlines could be traced to the lopsided Bilateral Air Service Agreements that was signed by the federal government, which does not protect Nigerian carriers and travellers. It has become a cliché to say that Nigerian travellers pay the highest airfares to international destinations in West Africa and one […]
Air travellers across Nigeria have decried the high fares being charged by airlines for domestic flights despite the massive decline in the cost of aviation fuel. Airlines still charge as high as N60,000 for one-way ticket for domestic flights in Nigeria, despite the decline in the cost of aviation fuel from over N900 per litre […]
Low passenger traffic with accompanying low fares that follow the Christmas season in the previous years has not been witnessed this year, as the cost of tickets are still very high, despite increase in capacity by airlines. With the increase in capacity, which makes more seats available for domestic air travel, industry observers are of […]
The decision to pay in Naira instead of in dollars may be the reason why Nigerians are paying more for international air travel. Foreign airlines close their low inventory and open their high inventory for Nigerians who wish to pay for tickets in Naira, while the low inventory are available in dollars. The President of […]
There is no sign that airfares in domestic flights may come down as many hoped when the base far rose to N50, 000 for one hour flight about seven months ago; rather, the base fare has risen to N70, 000. Booking a flight for middle of November from different domestic airline sites last week indicated […]
