The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), said domestic air fare rose by 25 per cent year-on-year (YoY) to N98,561.74 in July 2024 from N78.775.74 in July 2023. The bureau disclosed in its Transport fare watch report for July 2024. NBS said: “In air travel, the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey was N98,561.74 in July …

House of Representatives has taken steps to curtail exorbitant airfares by international and even domestic airlines in Nigeria. This was a sequel to the adoption of the amended motion moved by Hon. Moshood Olarewaju Oshun from Lagos at plenary on Thursday. Moving the motion, he said, that in 2023, international passenger traffic has grown massively from the 3,503,692 that was …

Domestic airlines under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), on Monday, demanded that the Federal Government should allow AON to procure the requisite licence for the importation and distribution of aviation fuel, popularly called JetA1. AON also asked the government to provide a dedicated support line for domestic airlines to access foreign exchange from the Central Bank of …