Nigerian airlines and le droit du seigneur, By Soji Apampa

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Except there is true “Le Droit Du Seigneur” for some Nigerian airlines, it is time to stop the hubris and bring some relief to passengers.

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This reminds me of a Yoruba idiom, and I like the version I saw online from Adebayo Adegbite, which goes something like, “” meaning, “the rich man snatches the wife of the weakling, and the weakling can only sigh in resignation.” Medieval Europe reportedly also had something like this, perhaps even worse, referred to as “Le Droit Du Seigneur.

According to a report from the US Department of Transportation, on-time arrivals for US airlines in January were put at 72.82 per cent, while delays and cancellations were 7.01 per cent and 3.79 per cent, respectively. Comparing this performance with Nigeria’s domestic airlines, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority reports that in the first quarter of 2023, only about 43 per cent of airlines were on schedule, with 55 per cent of the 18,288 domestic flights delayed, and 1.55 per cent cancelled.

 

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