FG Meets Foreign Airlines Over Fare Hike    The Federal Government, through the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has disclosed ongoing efforts to address the high cost of air tickets for both domestic and international travel while also announcing enhancements in airport safety...

NCAA Reveals Nigerians Pay Highest Airfares in Africa   The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has complained about the treatment meted out to Nigerian passengers by some international airlines, insisting that Nigerians can not be paying the highest fee across Africa and still get maltreated. The aviation...

Yuletide: Domestic Airfares Jump to N287,800   A few domestic airlines have increased airfares to the South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria by over 100 per cent, as some one-way tickets from December 18, 2024, sell for about N287,000. Usually during the yuletide rush, airfares are mostly...

Domestic Airfares Hit 40% High In 12 Months – NBS   Nigeria’s domestic air travel expenses have skyrocketed by 40 per cent from June 2022 to June 2023. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) data disclosed this in its recent Transport Fare Watch report for June 2023. The...

Foreign Airfares Hit New High As Airlines Settle For N582/$1   For the third time in less than a month, the rate of exchange (RoE) applicable to foreign airlines has ballooned, hitting N582/$1 with attendant spike in the cost of international air travel. At the new RoE,...

Rising Aviation Fuel Price, Forex Scarcity Blamed For Airfares Hike   The high cost of aviation fuel has been a major issue for airlines, constituting a substantial part of their operating costs. FUNMI FABUNMI writes about how exorbitant aviation fuel prices have made affordable airfares elusive The...