The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has said passengers should expect more flight disruptions, as the scarcity of aviation fuel, known as Jet A1 is biting harder. AON’s spokesman and Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, Obiora Okonkwo, said in a statement on Monday that the persistent fuel scarcity is affecting the operations of air transport […]
Despite their campaigns and agitations, Nigerian domestic carriers have failed to influence the price of aviation fuel and now they are pitted against oil marketers. In recent times, the aviation industry has provoked a lot of anxiety and worry in the minds of many Nigerians. Air travellers were aghast when the Airline Operators of Nigeria […]
* Wonder why only local airlines are complaining about rising ATK price, scarcity * AON halts plan to suspend flight operations *Chevron terminates Caverton’s contract Some petroleum products marketers have warned that the pressure being mounted by local airline operators on the federal government to begin arbitrary control of the price of Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK), […]
*Ibom Air Opts Out of Plan to Stop Operations The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has called on the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to suspect their plan to shut down flight operations on Monday, May 9, 2022 due to sudden increase of aviation fuel last Thursday by oil marketers, from the pegged N500 […]
*Engages stakeholders to address aviation fuel scarcity *House urges airlines not to suspend operations *Ibom Air opts out of plan to stop operations Following a threat by airline operators to shut down their operations tomorrow over the scarcity of aviation fuel, the federal government has appealed to operators to reconsider their decision, stressing that it […]
