Domestic airfares soar 218% as Christmas closes in

Airlines cancel, delay flights as unions shut entrances over strike action

Murtala Muhammed International Airport

... Diaspora Nigerians leverage weak naira to fly home Airfares on domestic routes have surged by 218 per cent in six months, reflecting the combined impact of high operational costs and heightened demand for travel. As a result of the high cost of airfares, several Nigerians have been forced

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