Tag: Jet-A1

Flights to South-South most expensive - NBS
Aviation

Jet A1: Airlines slash workforce, Dana considers resumption

As the crisis in Nigeria’s aviation industry persists, domestic airlines have continued to reduce their workforce. According to The PUNCH, It was also learned that plans were in the works to hire back some of the laid-off workers, but that this wouldn’t really happen until more planes from the affected airlines started flying again. Airline […]

Aviation

JET-A1, others may push flight above N100,000 – Domestic airlines

Domestic airlines under the aegis of the Airline Operators of Nigeria have said that rising operational costs occasioned by aviation fuel price hikes, and foreign exchange shortage, among others may push the base economy flight ticket to N100,000. The spokesperson for local airlines/Chairman, United Airlines, Professor Obiora Okonkwo, made the disclosure during an exclusive interview […]

Jet A1 hike threatens airlines' existence - Ibom Air COO
Ports and Airports

Aviation fuel sells N612 per litre, airlines groan

There appears to be no end yet to the current crisis in the aviation sector as findings show that the agreement between airlines and oil marketers can no longer hold due to continuous price hikes of the Aviation Turbine Kerosene, also known as JET-A1 or aviation fuel. Last week, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and […]

Buhari
Transportation

Avert airlines’ operations shutdown, Reps caucus tells Buhari

The Minority Caucus in the House of Representatives has called on the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), to take immediate steps to avert an imminent shutdown of flight operations in Nigeria, warning that it will have grave consequences on the country’s national life. The caucus was reacting to the strike notice issued to the […]