Aviation industry stakeholders have identified multiple taxes, high operating cost and charges levelled against the airlines by aviation agencies, as the factors responsible for the hike in domestic flights. According to the stakeholders, airfares on domestic flight service have been on the increase in response to cost of operation, thus making it difficult for some […]
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said it would sanction airlines and other aviation organisations that violated the Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig. CARs) 2022 on insurance cover for their equipment. Aircraft insurance is compulsory for airlines and according to international regulation, any aircraft that is not fully covered by insurance will never be allowed to fly. A statement signed […]
Despite the huge resources invested in airline business, airport development and airspace management, the aviation industry has witnessed stunted growth over the years, a development industry experts contended, lives much to be desired. The experts attributed the snail pace growth of the aviation industry to many factors, which include poor return on investment, lope-sided competition […]
The spokesman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo has called on the federal government to offer N250 billion soft loan to domestic airlines as part of ways to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal on the aviation sector. Speaking recently in Lagos at the […]
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 […]
