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How market dynamics made flying accessible again

Posted on September 29, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The aviation industry is proving once again that market forces are the ultimate equaliser. While high operational costs, macroeconomic pressures, and currency shifts remain real challenges, the injection of vigorous competition has broken the cycle of unchecked fare hikes, writes WOLE SHADARE For years, traversing the Nigerian airspace felt like an expensive luxury reserved strictly for corporate executives, government officials, and the affluent. A single one-way domestic ticket on high-density routes like Lagos–Abuja or Port…

Flying on Borrowed Time, Money Amid Respite

Posted on May 25, 2026May 25, 2026 by Wole Shadare

The “No-Pay-No-Service” list underscores the brutal structural asymmetry of running an airline in Nigeria: earning in Naira while burning in Dollars. The directive has fundamentally shifted the conversation from a routine regulatory dispute to a stark exposure of the structural vulnerabilities undermining Nigerian domestic aviation, writes WOLE SHADARE For years, the industry regulator, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has played the patient parent, issuing ultimatums, extending deadlines, and pleading for financial transparency. But patience has…

IATA: Cost of flying impacts air travel benefits, Nigeria ranks sixth top destination from Kigali

Posted on September 5, 2025September 5, 2025 by Wole Shadare

Lauds Rwanda’s giant strides in aviation The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has continued to emphasise the importance of air connectivity in unlocking countries’ economic growth potential and prosperity. The clearing house for more than 300 global airlines however, lamented that the cost of flying impacts the magnitude of the benefits that can be generated by air travel, adding that in the past 50 years, flight costs have decreased by 70% globally, making air…

Flying anxiety spikes over frequent air accidents

Posted on February 4, 2025 by Wole Shadare

The three fatal commercial accidents of the past month — Jeju Air, Azerbaijan Airlines and now American Airlines — are symbolic of a changing aviation landscape. The frequent incidents in Nigeria’s aviation industry are equally assuming an unsettling trend, writes, WOLE SHADARE Strings of accidents/incident The mid-air collision last Wednesday night over the Potomac River near Washington DC is the latest in many global incidents with many air travellers on edge. There are believed to be…