Air Peace To Increase Lagos-Abuja Ticket To N200,000 From November

A one-way flight ticket on Air Peace from Lagos to Abuja will cost N200,000 from November 1, 2024.

The aviation business has been affected by the harsh economy causing the increment of fares by airlines amid lamentations from passengers.

This development has forced some Nigerians to abandon flights for road transport.

On Monday airfares of airlines showed that Air Peace fares will hit N200,000 from November, making it the highest among domestic airlines.

Air Peace has about N200,000 and above on its website for a one-way trip between Lagos and Abuja, while Aero is charging N94,000 to over N109,000; Arik Air has between N104,405 to N139,292; and Ibom Air ranges between N124,000 to over N133,000.

Many passengers have been left stranded at airports as they could not secure flights to their destinations as a result of the high airfares in recent times.

The busiest routes, Lagos-Abuja and Abuja-Lagos, are more impacted as many passengers find it tough to secure seats.

An official of Air Peace confirmed the development, tying the increment to the present Nigeria’s worsening economic challenges.

“If you buy a ticket and see the breakdown, you will discover that we are bleeding as an aviation company and even the prices of running the business are almost getting out of control.

“Just as we all know, all these killing taxes go to the government, and businesses especially airlines have been left with no choice other than to do this, it is what it is.”

Adeleke Aina, a businessman said that he has been travelling by air for years and added that with the rates at which “airfares are skyrocketing by the day without any clear explanation other than economy this, economy that, I will be left with no other option than take road transport as my new meanings of movement.

“This is killing everything, fuel has turned into what it is and the Federal seems unconcerned with this abnormality. I fear for this country.”