Flight delays: Nigerian Govt weighs sanctions on Air Peace, others

The Nigerian Government plans to enforce sanctions connected Air Peace, United Nigeria Airlines and different airlines implicit incessant delays connected home flights.

This comes arsenic Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines topped the illustration of airlines with the highest fig of delayed flights successful August, according to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA.

The report, released by the NCAA Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Michael Achimugu, showed that 4,765 of the 7,961 flights scheduled for August 2026 were delayed.

This means that astir six successful each 10 flights did not run arsenic scheduled.

Further breakdown indicated that 71 per cent and 76 per cent of flights operated by Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines, respectively, were delayed.

This is the bitter acquisition galore home passengers look amid precocious airfares.

Speaking successful an interrogation with DAILY POST connected the development, Achimugu said the NCAA was taking regulatory steps to code the issue.

According to him, the NCAA had met with Air Peace, United Nigeria Airlines and Max Air implicit formation delays and issued stern warnings to the airlines.

However...