Over the years Nigeria has not recorded tremendous growth in passenger traffic on domestic air transport. The development has been attributed to poor per capita income by industry stakeholders. Travel expert and organiser of Akwaaba African Travel Market, Ikechi Uko, while speaking with THISDAY, said more Nigerians would travel by air if there was improvement […]
There are indications that more passengers travelled both in international and domestic routes in 2018 than the previous year, which was an improvement when compared with the decline recorded between 2015 and 2016. This signified significant growth rate for Nigeria that came out of an economic recession that climaxed in 2016. Data from Financial Derivatives […]
The International Air Transport Association (IATA) revealed that present trends in air transport suggest passenger numbers could double to 8.2 billion in 2037. It noted that over the next two decades, the forecast anticipates a 3.5 per cent compound annual growth rate (CAGR), leading to a doubling in passenger numbers from today’s levels. the forecast […]
Passenger traffic on domestic routes in the country dropped by over 30 per cent in the first half of 2018, compared with same period last year, findings by THISDAY has shown. The airlines attributed the development to slowdown in economic activities, as well as low purchasing power. Records on passenger movement made available to THISDAY […]
*Says It cannot be Derailed by Blackmail The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has reaffirmed the sanctity of the recently released statistical data on the aviation industry on passenger traffic and revenues earned by both domestic and international airlines. Last week during a presentation at the Aviation Round Table (ART) breakfast forum in Lagos, the […]
