No more N150k: Air Peace, Dana Air, Others Increase Airfares On Selected Routes Ahead of Christmas

• Nigerians planning to travel by air during the holiday season will be ready to pay more or seek alternatives
• Passengers going to the South East and South-South parts of the country are the worst hit by the changes in ticket prices
• Air Peace, Dana Air, and United Airlines are some of the airlines reported to have made adjustments

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Local Nigerian airlines have raised their ticket fares on selected routes during the Yuletide season- Christmas and New Year.

Checks reveal that these airlines demand N250,000 for one-way economy class seats while return tickets are sold for over N500,000.

The affected routes are in the Southeast and South-South parts of the country.

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Air travelers to these routes are expected to pay more compared to those on northern routes such as Abuja, Kano, and Kaduna, among others.

New ticket prices

Leadership reports that Air Peace is asking passengers from Lagos to Anambra to pay N533,600, while Lagos- Enugu and Owerri return tickets go for N343,200 and N533,600 respectively

A one-way ticket on Air Peace from Lagos to Enugu on Tuesday, December 26, starts at a minimum of N203,000 for the morning flight and N233,000 for the afternoon flight.

As for United Nigeria Airlines, the prices for flights from Abuja to Anambra, Lagos to Anambra, Lagos to Enugu, and Lagos to Owerri are N441,000, N520,500, and N441,000, respectively.

Meanwhile, for December 21 to 23, one-way ticket passengers will pay N220,000 and N300,000, respectively.

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Dana Air only plies Owerri in the South-East, and the return ticket during the period under review goes for N400,000.

Also, for Owerri on Dana Air, the airfares oscillate between N200,000 and N250,000 for one-way tickets.

On Ibom Air, for a flight to Uyo from December 22 to 23, air tickets are sold between N203,000 and N253,000 for one-way.

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Source: Legit.ng