The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, yesterday, disclosed key federal government interventions aimed at reducing the financial pressure on airlines following rising concerns over the cost of Jet A1 fuel and the threat of service disruptions in the aviation sector. The minister made the disclosure after hours of me...
•Aviation minister, Festus Keyamo Amid the rise in the cost of aviation fuel, the federal government has appealed to airline operators to exercise restraint with respect to any proposed increase in airfares or suspension of air operations. In a letter addressed to the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) and signed by the Minister of Aviation [&...
•Some international flights in Nigeria The ongoing war between the U.S.-Israel and Iran is crippling international air transport, with average airfares recording a surge of over 100 per cent across several routes yesterday. The demand-pull inflation across European and American carriers followed the abrupt indefinite suspension of several inbo...
•A flight The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, on Thursday in Abuja, said it will compel airlines that hiked ticket prices during the December 2025 Yuletide to refund excess charges to passengers who were exploited. The Executive Vice Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the FCCPC, Tunji Bello, revealed this when he b...
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has uncovered patterns of price manipulation by some domestic airlines during the December 2025 festive season, raising fresh concerns about consumer exploitation and competition in Nigeria’s aviation sector, according to an interim review released by the agency today. It said the deve...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has given a seven-day ultimatum to all domestic airlines operating in the country to integrate a mandatory special needs assistance option into their ticket reservation platforms to improve access for passengers with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility. The directive was contained in a statement...
There are fresh worries among domestic operators over a sustained decline in passenger traffic on local routes. The development, which has also become troubling to industry stakeholders, has raised questions about what could be done to stimulate local travel in Nigeria, reports Vanguard. The discussion comes amid domestic throughput figures re...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has signalled plans to introduce tougher sanctions against domestic airlines over repeated flight delays and poor passenger handling, warning that recurrent inefficiencies will no longer be tolerated in the sector. This was announced today via the official X handle of the NCAA’s Director of Public A...
When passengers grumble about steep airfares, they are usually pointing at the ticket price – the visible end of the line. What they rarely see is the sprawling, britÂtle machinery that produces that price: imported fuel, dollar-denominated leases, overseas maintenance checks, regulated airport levies, and the fragile economics of running an a...
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has tasked airlines to review their schedules during the Yuletide to curb flight delays and cancellations. The Agency also revealed that it has commenced weekly meetings with relevant stakeholders to ensure a comfortable passenger experience and smooth flight operation between December and January, rep...
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