Nigerian airlines have raised their minimum airfares to as high as ₦200,000 for one-way domestic tickets as the persistent hike in aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1, continues to affect operations. Routes such as Lagos–Abuja, Lagos–Port Harcourt, and Lagos–Enugu now commonly exceed ₦200,000 for one-way economy tickets on several carriers. The high cost of …
Pioneer Airline, owned by the Bayelsa State government, has received its Air Operator Certificate (AOC) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), officially authorizing it to begin commercial flight operations. The AOC, presented on May 13, 2026, is a major regulatory milestone that confirms the airline has met all necessary safety and operational standards to …
Nigeria’s aviation sector is once again being gripped by a crisis of aviation fuel, forcing domestic airlines to cut routes and reduce flight frequencies. This is as operators struggle with costs that have surged by over 300 per cent since February 2026, causing them rounds of flight disruptions and delays. Across the country’s major airports, …
Rano Air has announced temporary suspension of flights on some of its routes due to the high cost of Jet A1 aviation fuel. In a statement released on Friday, via its X handle, the airline said the spike in aviation fuel in the last two months has significantly impacted its operations, making it commercially unsustainable …
The Federal Government plans to include Aviation Turbine Kerosene (ATK) in the Naira-for-Crude initiative as part of an emergency response to the ongoing aviation fuel crisis. It was one of the recommendations made by a technical committee convened by the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), following a series of high-level stakeholder meetings …
Industry analysts and domestic airline operators have called on the Nigerian government to address the root cause of the aviation fuel price hike to bring relief to operators who have continued to absorb the soaring costs. They argued that while the approval of a 30 per cent discount on outstanding debts owed by domestic …
President Bola Tinubu has approved significant interventions in the Nigerian aviation sector to prevent the imminent shutdown of operations by domestic airlines over the high cost of fuel. Speaking after a high-level emergency stakeholders’ meeting on Wednesday, Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, said President Tinubu approved debt relief and a tax review …
Nigeria's Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has appealed to airline operators not to increase airfares yet following the recent hike in prices of aviation fuel, also known as Jet A1 fuel. The minister also appealed to the domestic airline operators to reconsider any planned suspension of flight operations, pointing out that such actions would …
Nigeria’s aviation sector is grappling with a fresh wave of uncertainty as a sharp increase in jet fuel prices forces domestic airlines into a difficult situation. Industry analysts observe that while the cost of aviation fuel (Jet A1) has skyrocketed by over 100 per cent in recent times, domestic airlines are struggling to raise ticket …
Nigerian carriers are bleeding cash and flying at a loss as the ongoing Middle East conflict has pushed up aviation fuel prices by about 80 per cent, airline operators have disclosed. The crisis, triggered by the escalation of hostilities between US-Israeli forces and Iran since February 28, has disrupted shipping through the strategic Strait of …
