AFTER AIR PEACE CRASHED LONDON AIRFARE , BRITISH AIRWAYS, OTHERS OPEN CHEAPER TICKETS FOR NIGERIANS

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After Air Peace Crashed London Airfare, British Airways, Others Open Cheaper Tickets for Nigerians

International airlines have opened cheaper ticket inventories for travellers from Nigeria following NCCA's interventions, The development follows the crashing of airfares on the London route by #AirPeace, which recently began at Gatwick Airport.

The foreign airlines that have opened their lower ticket inventory include KLM, Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines, and British Airways, among others

Following complaints of high airfares for international travel by Nigerians, major foreign airlines have listened to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) directive to open their lower inventory tickets that have been locked for several months. Nigerians have been made to pay higher fares for international trips than other African countries because only higher inventory tickets were open in Nigeria, while cheaper inventories were blocked.

FG's intervention yields results The regulatory authority, NCAA, had expressed displeasure over foreign airlines' discriminatory practices against Nigerian travellers and set up a three-day meeting with airlines operating the Nigerian route.

ONN reports that among those in the meeting were representatives of the NCAA, the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), and the National Association of Travel Agencies (NANTA), with a representation from the International Air Transport Association (IATA) on behalf of the foreign airlines.

Horatius Egua, who chaired the meeting, charged all foreign airlines to cut down their ticket costs and unlock lower inventory tickets to Nigerians and those travelling abroad from the country.

Airlines that have blocked cheap tickets The authority considered fares charged in Africa's largest economy discriminatory compared to regional flight tickets by the same airlines.

Following the meeting, many foreign airlines opened their lower inventory tickets for Nigerian travellers. The airlines have unblocked their lower inventory tickets:

Lufthansa, KLM, Egypt Air, Ethiopian Airlines, British Airways, Royal Air Mar, RwandAir, and Turkish Airlines. Foreign airfares hike fares by 100% ONN reported that as of August last year, international airfares, especially to European countries, are expected to keep climbing in the next few days. This follows the closure of the Nigerien airspace by the country's coup leader on Sunday, August 6, 2023.

National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland (CNSP) announced the closure of Niger Republic's airspace amid threats by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) demanding that President Mohamed Bazoum be restored or there would be military action.

While checks by ONN on some of the notable airlines' booking portals show that there has yet to be an adjustment, the extra hours expected to be spent on Europe-bound flights being rerouted due to the closure suggest that the increase is only a matter of time.

Lagos to London price list for British Airways, other airlines ONN earlier reported that Air Peace, Nigeria's leading airline, is set to begin direct flights from Nigeria to London starting on March 30, 2024.