# Japa: Passengers Travelling Through Nigerian Airports Dwindle to 15M – THISDAYLIVE
Source: https://www.thisdaylive.com/2024/02/16/japa-passengers-travelling-through-nigerian-airports-dwindle-to-15m/
Date: 16 Feb 2024

Nigeria recorded a total of 15.89 million passengers who travelled through the nation’s airports in 2023, which is less than 16.17 million in 2022.

2023 international: 2.04 million outbound, 1.80 million inbound.
2022 international: 1.9 million outbound, 27 international airlines, 13 domestic airlines.

International airline activity in 2023 (selected):
- African World Airlines (AWA): 1,321 flights, 85,850 passengers
- Air Cote d’Ivoire: 666 flights, 99,151 passengers
- Air France: 494 flights, 213,011 passengers
- Air Peace international: 1,358 flights, 154,285 passengers
- Asky Airlines: 1,027 flights, 198,977 passengers
- British Airways: 698 flights, 309,107 passengers
- Delta Air Lines: 349 flights, 142,836 passengers
- Egypt Air: 630 flights, 170,929 passengers
- Ethiopian Airlines: 1,168 flights, 495,263 passengers
- Ibom Air (Accra): 134 flights, 7,264 passengers
- Kenya Airways: 340 flights, 95,187 passengers
- KLM: 324 flights, 167,626 passengers
- Lufthansa: 742 flights, 262,045 passengers
- Qatar Airways: 1,338 flights, 537,352 passengers
- Middle East Airlines: 108 flights, 36,325 passengers
- Royal Air Maroc: 370 flights, 115,395 passengers
- Rwand Air: 439 flights, 107,502 passengers
- Saudi Air: 162 flights, 91,227 passengers
- South Africa Airways: 151 flights, 47,999 passengers
- TAAG Angola: 133 flights, 18,195 passengers
- Turkish Airlines: 427 flights, 200,087 passengers
- United Airlines: 143 flights, 57,255 passengers
- Virgin Atlantic: 348 flights, 184,451 passengers

Domestic market in 2023:
- Aero Contractors: 3,711 flights, 592,501 passengers
- Arik Air: 5,265 flights, 966,447 passengers
- Azman Air: 772 flights, 120,480 passengers
- Dana Air: 4,033 flights, 874,241 passengers
- Overland Airways: 2,556 flights, 187,717 passengers
- Air Peace: 25,232 flights, 4,899,591 passengers
- Max Air: 5,094 flights, 940,768 passengers
- Ibom Air: 9,832 flights, 1,116,015 passengers
- United Nigeria Airlines: 6,093 flights, 544,614 passengers
- Green Africa: 5,241 flights, 527,870 passengers
- Valuejet: 3,591 flights, 479,328 passengers
- Rano Air: 2,452 flights, 219,555 passengers
- NG Eagle: 86 flights, 11,485 passengers

In 2023 domestic airlines delayed 39,259 flights (53% of total operations). Highest delays: Dana Air 76%, Overland 73%, Azman 72%, United Nigeria 70%, NG Eagle 70%. Lowest delays: Ibom Air 32%, Valuejet 35%, Green Africa 39%, Aero Contractors 46%.