Aircraft deployment for maintenance caused flight delays — Operators
Punch Newspapers Sections Okechukwu Nnodim, Abuja Airline operators have denied reducing the number of aircraft they operate on the domestic route following the reduction in staff by some carrier, as they argued that some aircraft were grounded for maintenance in-country or outside Nigeria. It was gathered that this and a few other operational issues were contributory to the recent astronomical hike in airfares, as well as the intermittent flight delays experienced by domestic air passengers. Findings showed that the cost of air tickets rose by over 100 per cent during the Yuletide, rising f...
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