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Federal Government Set to Slash Dana, Air Peace Airfares by 50%
There are reports that the federal government is planning to slash airfares by 50%. The report revealed that FG is working on providing subsidies to airlines in the country to help reduce the high cost of air travel. Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, is reported to have held a meeting with…
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Airfares to Southeastern Nigeria Now Sell for as High as N533,600
Reports just in say that airfare to southeastern destinations from Lagos now sell for N533,600. Some travellers adduce the astronomical increase to the Christmas rush when the Igbos are known to return home en mass for house warming, weddings, age grade meetings, town meetings etc. According to the Leadership newspaper, while other routes such as…
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Travellers Groan As Airfares Skyrocket
It is now a tough struggle for Nigerians traveling abroad as many struggle to meet up with rising airfares with the volatile foreign exchange rates that followed the floating of the naira. Many of the passengers have now resorted to booking and paying for their oversea trips in neighbouring countries including Ghana, Benin and Republic…