Airlines

Nigerian travellers, airlines, others to benefit as Heathrow set to cut taxes

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Nigerian travellers, airlines, others to benefit as Heathrow set to cut taxes

UK CAA orders reduction in charges, Abuja, Lagos airports rank highest in charges   While Nigeria’s two biggest airports have received a lot of flak, the aggregate of these charges, levies and taxes have taken a toll on air travel and impacted the cost of air tickets both domestically and regionally, as passengers will pay less for flights in and out of Heathrow after the aviation regulator ordered the airport to cut the fees it…

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Airlines unblock lower ticket inventories as fares on int’l’ routes set to crash

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Airlines unblock lower ticket inventories as fares on int’l’ routes set to crash

Fares on Nigerian routes most expensive in Africa NCAA sets up ten-man committee on travel cost reduction   In a move to halt the spiralling cost of air tickets in the country and make travelling affordable for Nigerians, the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) Captain Chris Najomo, has set up a 10-man Committee to look into the high cost of tickets in the country.  The committee is coming on the heels…

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Assisting airlines overcome challenges a priority-Keyamo

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Assisting airlines overcome challenges a priority-Keyamo

  Minister, Akume laud Idu The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo has lamented the harsh economic environment in which Nigerian airlines, reiterating that one of his Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) centres around assisting the carriers to overcome their economic woes. He emphasised that the aviation sector is a gateway for investments and that it is the sector on which other Ministries must rely. Speaking to journalists at the Nigeria Aviation Award…

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Low patronage forces fare adjustment amid airlines’ rising operational costs

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Low patronage forces fare adjustment amid airlines’ rising operational costs

  Passenger traffic shrinks, carriers lament   A sharp reduction in the number of people that travel within the country and the harsh economic reality may have unwillingly forced airlines to adjust fares downward despite the myriad of challenges the carriers are faced with. Fares which jumped astronomically in July 2023 from N50,000 to between N80,000 and N100,000 for a way trip to Lagos from Abuja or to Lagos to Port-Harcourt have reverted to N65,000…

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53% flights operated in Nigeria in 2023 delayed, NCAA vows to go tough on airlines

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53% flights operated in Nigeria in 2023 delayed, NCAA vows to go tough on airlines

The Acting Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Chris Najomo has again read the riot act to airlines engaging in incessant flight delays and cancellations. He expressed his at the alarming reports of incessant delays, flight disruptions, and schedule changes without adequate notice to passengers. Najomo, reiterated the need for airlines to improve their services, stressing that the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo is determined to enforce…

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Harmattan haze: NCAA raises concern, warns pilots, airlines

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Harmattan haze: NCAA raises concern, warns pilots, airlines

 The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has advised pilots and airline operators to exercise caution over a three-day dust haze starting on Monday to Wednesday across the country. A statement signed by the Acting Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt. Chris Najomo, said this warning was contained in a statement by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) on weather, alerting the public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility as a result of…

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NAMA, NCAA meet airlines over planned review of N16, 000 navigational charges

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NAMA, NCAA meet airlines over planned review of N16, 000 navigational charges

TNC introduced in 2007 to boost agency’s revenue The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) held a strategic meeting with some airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to review what has been described as the outdated N16,000 Terminal Enroute Navigational Charges (TNS). The meeting held in Abuja was called at the instance of the NCAA and NAMA to get the understanding of the airlines…

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Airlines, agencies, others jostle for ‘meagre’ 20 million yearly traffic

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Airlines, agencies, others jostle for ‘meagre’ 20 million yearly traffic

Figure underscores aviation in Nigeria as small, weak Economy responsible for low travel propensity   Nigeria’s annual passenger traffic which oscillates between 18 and 20 million underscores how small, weak and fragmented the country’s aviation is currently. This story is a paradox of sorts, given that the geography, as well as the demographic profile in Nigeria, favours air travel. This huge gap is further made worse by the recent hike in fares by airlines who…

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Flight delays/cancellations: BASL COO, Odukoya defends airlines, makes case for passengers

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Flight delays/cancellations: BASL COO, Odukoya defends airlines, makes case for passengers

The Chief Operating Officer (COO) of Bi-Courtney Aviation, Mrs. Tosan Duncan Odukoya, has joined her voice with other experts in the industry to correct the impression by air travellers that airlines are always to be blamed for flight disruptions arising from delays and cancellations. Odukoya stated that the paramount factor in flight operations is safety, hence airlines for safety must delay or cancel flights when the need arises. She also argued that it is unfair…

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Airlines, travelers in blame game over astronomic airfares

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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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