Airfare Increases By 34.06% In One Year - NBS   From May, last year, airfare paid by air passengers for a single journey rose by 34.06 per cent from N55,906.86 to N74,948.78 in May 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) made this known yesterday in its...

Local Airlines Rebound With Traffic Surge       Despite the operational hiccups facing the sector, local airlines have recorded a marginal rebound in business, recording improved passenger patronage across networks. And in response to the uptake, some of the carriers are opening new routes and reactivating old ones...

African Air Traffic Dropped By 66.1% – IATA       The International Air Transport Association has reported a drop in passenger demand in the new year. In a report titled ‘From bad to worse: January passenger demand falls further’, IATA said African airlines’ traffic dropped 66.1 per cent...

IATA Foresees Low Passenger Traffic As Ticket Purchases Decline         The International Air Transport Association is worried that there may not be any significant improvement in passenger volumes in the near term. The IATA in its Economics’ Chart for the week explained that ticket purchases rising towards...

Lagos Airport Records 551,380 Passengers In Five Months         The Murtala Mohammad Airport, Ikeja, domestic terminal, recorded a total of 551,380 passenger movements (landing and take-off) between July and December 2020. Speaking in an interview with journalists, the Terminal Manager of the airport, Mr Adekunle Aderibigbe, said...

Abuja Airport Records 239,114 Passengers In 2020 – NIS         A total of 239, 114 passengers passed through the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja between January 1 and December 15, 2020, the Nigeria Immigration Service has stated. During the period, 625 Nigerians were deported and 24 repatriated...