Air passengers are still experiencing difficulties in traveling across the country as aviation fuel which sold between N580 to N607 per litre in Lagos last Tuesday and N625 on Wednesday, rose to over N700, as at Sunday, 13th March, 2022.
It was, however, gathered that the Jet A1 scarcity has led to flight delays,
and in some extreme cases, cancellation, thereby disrupting passengers’
schedule.
According to marketers, Jet A1 is not readily available across the
country, and anywhere the commodity is available it goes for between
N675 and N700 per litre.
Air passengers lamented over the frequent cancellations and delays
experienced at various airports across the country.
Aviation fuel normally accounts for over 30 per cent of the operational
cost of an airline and the possible cause of the scarcity can be traced to
the recent increase in price from N190 per litre to almost N700 per litre.
