Insecurity: Airlines Jack Up Fares Ahead Of Yuletide

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With just a little more than two months to the yuletide, the period around Christmas and other end of the year festivities, airline operators in the With just a little more than two months to the yuletide, the period around Christmas and other end of the year festivities, airline operators in the nation’s aviation sector are cashing in on insecurity in some parts of the country to astronomically increase their airfare, LEADERSHIP Weekend can exclusively reveal.

For instance, LEADERSHIP Weekend’s visit to Air Peace airline’s website yesterday showed that a return ticket booking from Lagos to Enugu, Abuja Owerri, Lagos Port-Harcourt between December 23 and 27 is about N100,000.

Passengers are groaning over the price hike, saying as the yuletide draws nearer, it would definitely go up further. But speaking exclusively with LEADERSHIP Weekend, the secretary-general, Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative , Group Capt John Ojikutu , said passengers planning travels to the South East during the yuletide should be ready to pay more air fare.

“So, passengers willing or planning movements within these cities in December should be ready to pay nothing less than $100 or N60,000 for one leg or N120,000 for return tickets. This is a realistic fare in a country that produces nothing for commercial aviation from aircraft to the spare parts, fuel, insurance and sometimes the technical crew that come with lease Airport,” Ojikutu said.

 

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