FAAN: Despite high charges, Nigeria’s aviation pricing falls short of reality

FAAN: Despite high charges, Nigeria’s aviation pricing falls short of reality

The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Mr Henry Agbebire, said the recent classification of Nigeria by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) as one of the countries with aviation charges above the global average fits neatly into a long-standing narrative, depicting Africa as expensive, Nigeria as difficult, and airlines as victims. He noted that IATA is not entirely wrong if they consider aviation charges across…

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Excessive taxes, charges drive up costs, make travel expensive, says AASA CEO, Munetsi

Excessive taxes, charges drive up costs, make travel expensive, says AASA CEO, Munetsi

African carriers face more than $220 million in supply chain costs   The Chief Executive Officer of Airlines Association of Southern Africa (AASA), Aaron Munetsi, said airlines, airports, air navigation services, regulators and equipment suppliers all had a part to play in rewriting Africa’s aviation negative narrative and demonstrating that African carriers can hold their own globally. This is coming as he lamented that Africa’s carriers face more than $220 million in additional supply chain-related…

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Aviation ground handling firms to raise charges by over 300%

Aviation ground handling firms to raise charges by over 300%

 N70, 000 for B737 no longer sustainable-AGHAN chairman   There are indications that the two major aviation ground handling firms in Nigeria, the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) and the Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) will review the ground handling charges for domestic airlines subject to approval by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). The worsening macroeconomic challenges in the country have forced ground-handling companies to propose new handling rates for airlines. Some of…

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