As a country where air travellers pay the highest taxes in Africa and one of the highest in the world, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), Nigeria is yet to give passengers who travel to international destinations, the necessary respite. With average of four million travellers on international routes since 2021, Nigerian travellers […]
Nigeria will continue to experience high cost of flight ticket for a long time due to inadequate supply of aircraft, coupled with increasing growth of air travellers, the Managing Director and CEO of Aero Contractors, Captain Ado Sanusi has said. In an exclusive interview with THISDAY, Sanusi said shrinking fleet among Nigerian operators was a […]
Aero Contractors has refunded over N257 million to passengers on flight delays, cancellations, and baggage issues from January to August 2025. The amount refunded in the last eight months indicates an increase in refunds, representing a 137 per cent growth compared to the amount refunded during the same period in 2024. In a statement, the […]
Writer gives more insight into the unruly behaviour of passengers in the air transport sector, where travellers vent their anger on airlines when things don’t go their way There is something peculiar about unruly passenger phenomenon in Nigeria. Most of the travellers who fight at the airports and with airlines in Nigeria do not do so outside […]
In responding to the overwhelming complaints of air passengers over discomfort from recurring flight delays and other forms of negligence without sufficient compensation from airlines, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority’s recent call for airlines to respect their obligations to the passengers is a step in the right direction. Over the years, airlines seem to negate […]
