Tag: airfares
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ECOWAS Parliament speaker, others decry W/Africa’s high airfares
Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Mémounatou Ibrahima and other stakeholders have decried the high fares of traveling by air within West Africa, saying such was inimical to subregional economic growth. They made this known at the opening session of a Delocalised Meeting of ECOWAS Parliament’s Joint
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Unified Exchange Rate: International airfares rise
Owing to the increase in the exchange rate in the country, the prices of airfares from Nigerian routes to destinations outside the country have also increased significantly. The increase in airfares arose as a result of currency floating recently embarked upon by the country’s apex bank, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
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Again, airfares hit rooftop as Abuja-Kano flight costs N135,000
Passengers who travel by air have continued to lament over the incessant spike in ticket prices on the domestic routes with a one-way flight costing as high as N125,000, findings have shown. This drastic increase has resulted in many air travellers cancelling their trips or going by road as the airfares skyrocket. Airlines have…