Over 15 million passengers passed through Nigerian airports in 2021, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The 15,225,627 passenger traffic recorded amounts to a combined growth of 101.02 per cent in domestic and international travel.
 
The data, which was released last week by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), verified and validated by NBS, showed that the total number of international passengers, who passed through Nigerian airports was 2,219,146, as against 1,408,026 passengers in 2020.
 
This represents a 57.61 per cent growth rate. In 2021, the total number of domestic passengers who passed through Nigerian airports was 13,006,481 as against 9,069,295 in 2020, which represents a 43.41 per cent growth rate. The number of arrivals in 2021 stood at 6,533,740, which was higher compared to 4,870,072 in 2020…
 
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The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says about 13 million passengers travelled through Nigerian airports in 2021. The figure represents a growth rate of 43.41 per cent from 9 million recorded in 2020. The NBS disclosed this in its recent Air Transportation report for 2021, released on Wednesday…
 
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EMIRATES Airlines has concluded plans for additional flights to its existing Lagos daily services, effective July 1, 2022. In a statement, the airline said the move was in recognition of the strategic importance of the vibrant Nigerian market, adding that the company was ramping up its services to the country.
 
The statement read in part, “Emirates is offering customers increased connectivity to and from Lagos and Abuja, to Dubai and beyond to the airline’s global network of over 120 destinations. Starting from 1 July, Emirates will add additional flights to its existing daily service to Lagos, taking its weekly flight count to 11, helping meet demand in and out of the market and providing customers in Nigeria more access to Dubai and onwards to its global network…
 
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The International Air Transport Association says air travel in Nigeria and other African countries grew by 34.7 per cent in February.
 
The Geneva-based trade association representing over 230 international/global airlines said Africa posted a strong rebound in February 2022 compared to January 2022 while Omicron-related impacts moderated outside of Asia. It added that the war in Ukraine, which began on 24 February, did not have a major impact on traffic levels…
 
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 Nigerian route value is estimated to be worth over $400 billion and one that stands to be frittered away with multiple landing slots allocated to foreign carriers.
 
This has, however, pitched the carriers against the domestic airlines as airline operators under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) have rejected the Federal Government’s benevolence of ‘dashing’ foreign carriers multiple landing slots, saying the idea a great economic implication for Nigeria as a country.
 
Chairman, Air Peace Airlines, Mr. Allen Onyema, who represented the AON at the 1st Quarter Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative (ASRTI) Business Breakfast Meeting held in Lagos On Thursday said: “Nigerian carriers believe that Nigeria’s aviation market is worth $400 billion; that is the worth of Nigerian route value…
 
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10 domestic airlines operated 74,537 flights conveying 12,050,264 passengers in 2021, according to the summary of flights operation obtained from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
 
Out of the 74, 537 flights, 41,328 flights representing 55 per cent were delayed while 542 flights were canceled. This was coming amidst rising complaints from passengers over flight delays, which have worsened in recent times…
 
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The National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) has said it is making plans to procure an aircraft N219, two helicopters and hangar equipment from the PT Dirgantara of Indonesia.
 
The Executive Vice Chairman/Chief Executive (EVC/CE) of NASENI, Prof. Mohammed Sani Haruna, said the agency has the approval to acquire the know-how from Indonesia on the development of civil and military aircraft.
 
He spoke on Thursday in Abuja, while receiving the Ambassador of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr Usra Hendra Harahap who led a delegation to the agency on a visit…
 
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Despite not being a manufacturing hub for production or assemblage of vehicles or aircraft, Nigeria has raked in $242 million (N100.65bn) from the export of airplanes/helicopters to Ghana, analysis of Foreign Trade in Goods Statistics reports by Daily Trust has shown.
 
The report released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), stated that Nigeria has in the three quarters of 2021 exported helicopters to Ghana with the commodity increasing the amount of money made in the manufacturing sector.
 
A breakdown revealed that in the first quarter, N71.1bn was realised, with N16.65bn made in the second quarter and N12.9bn in the third quarter…
 
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A total of 6,420,820 passengers travelled through domestic and international airports in Nigeria between January and June this year, representing 50.5 per cent innationalLagoscrease over 4,267, 409 recorded same period in 2020.
 
Passengers Traffic Statistics Report made available by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) indicates that the figure comprised of 5,513,098 domestic passengers and 907,722 international travellers.
 
According to the report, Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos processed the highest number of international travellers with 670,938 passengers, followed by Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja with 225,985 in the first half of 2021…
 
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A domestic airline, Overland Airways, has ordered six Embraer E175 jets on day two of the Dubai Airshow, it has been revealed. It is the first order of the airshow that the Brazilian planemaker Embraer would be ordering.
 
Overland announced a firm order for three new Embraer E175 regional jets, plus rights for the purchase of a further three. The deal is worth $299.4 million, at list prices, if all purchase rights are exercised…
 
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