Air ticket cost to rise as NAMA proposes 800% spike in navigation fees

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Air ticket cost to rise as NAMA proposes 800% spike in navigation fees
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Sixteen years after aircraft navigation fees were last reviewed, the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has proposed to increase the fees by 800 per cent.

Sixteen years after aircraft navigation fees were last reviewed, the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency has proposed to increase the fees by 800 per cent.Sixteen years after aircraft navigation fees were last reviewed, the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency has proposed to increase the fees by 800 per cent.

The MD added that the new charge for en-route and terminal navigation is to be reviewed from N2,000 and N6,000 to N18,000 and N54,000 per flight. While passengers mostly choose air travel for safety, convenience and speed, there might be a drop shortly due to the constant increase in airfares. That will push more people to road travel, despite the security risk it poses.

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