Airfares

Transport costs: Nigerians appeal for FG’s intervention as airfares skyrockets

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Transport costs: Nigerians appeal for FG’s intervention as airfares skyrockets

…Fret over insecurity, poor state of roads, …Charges, fuel costs remain stable With the sorry state of roads nationwide and a lack of effective rail connections, Nigerians’ are left with no alternative but to travel by air. However, with airfares hitting the rooftop and hitting an all-time high of nearly N250,000 to some destinations for one-way tickets, it is now out of the reach of the average Nigerian as many have shunned air travel because…

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Airlines battle low patronage amid soaring airfares

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Airlines battle low patronage amid soaring airfares

The high cost of airfares is driving many intending travellers to opt for road travel. Air traffic seems to have taken a dip as most Nigerians can no longer air travel. The average airfare for an hour trip from Abuja to Lagos instance is as high as N150,000 and N200,000 for a one-way ticket depending on the time of purchase. It could be slightly lower if tickets are bought about a month before the intended…

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Airfare rises by 18.96% in 12 months, says NBS

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Airfare rises by 18.96% in 12 months, says NBS

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said the average airfare passengers paid in 12 months rose by 18.96%. According to the Bureau in its document titled: “Transport Fare Watch for March 2024,” the fare increased from N74,782.43 in March 2023 to N88,964.86 in March 2024. The data also noted that the fare soared by 1.10% every month. “In air travel, the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey was N88,964.86 in…

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Airlines, travelers in blame game over astronomic airfares

Posted on by Wole Shadare
Airlines, travelers in blame game over astronomic airfares

NANTA, carriers, others bicker over probe     While many Nigerians are finding it extremely difficult to travel air occasioned by astronomic airfares, particularly this Yuletide which some have described as a ‘crazy development’, some airline operators, travelers, and Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) are trading blame over the issue. Nigerians in November this year woke up to the reality of high fares which went up from between N65,000 and N70,000 to between N90,000…

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