N10bn loss

Abuja Airport Closure: Nigerian Airlines Lose N10bn in Three Weeks

 Nigerian airline operators have put at about N10 billion, the lost they have incurred in the first three weeks the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja was closed for the rehabilitation of its runway. 

These losses, according to the airlines, were a result of low passenger traffic, more fuel consumption and increased remuneration due to crew’s extra flight time.

Some of the operators, passengers and airport officials, who spoke to THISDAY on Wednesday, said passenger traffic has significantly reduced because many people, who would not want to go through Kaduna, have suspended their trips to Abuja pending when the airport will be reopened