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    "url": "https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/executive-summary-on-international-and-domestic-flight-operations-january-march-2023/",
    "text": "Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations (January - March, 2023). NCAA\n\nExecutive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations (January - March, 2023). NCAA\n[**](#)\n[\n![NCAA Logo](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)\n![NCAA Logo](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)\n](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n* **[info@ncaa.gov.ng](mailto:info@ncaa.gov.ng)\n* **[09162011222](tel:09162011222)\n*\n* **[\nMail\n](https://webmail.ncaa.gov.ng)\n* **[Search](#)\n* **[FAQs](#ft-faq-page)\n*\n*\n[Report Here](https://ncaa.gov.ng/report-forms)\n**\n**\n[![](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n# Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations (January - March, 2023)\n* [Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n* [Media](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/)\n* [News](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/)\n* Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations (January - March, 2023)\n![Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations (January - March, 2023) image](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/ttpntnih/mma_183707-660x330.jpg?width=1170&height=646&v=1d9be12be6e51d0)\n[\n** Wednesday, July 5, 2023](https://themexriver.com/wp/fastrans/2021/10/)\nQuarterly Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations (January - March 2023)\nClick the download below.\n###### Attachments\n1. [QUATERLTY REPORT JANUARY MARCH 2023(3)](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/0rdkglzs/quaterlty-report-january-march-2023-3.pptx)\n[** Previous Post](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/revised-international-travel-protocol-into-nigeria/)\n[Next Post\n**](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/publication-and-implementation-of-nigcars-2023-fourth-amendment-to-nigeria-civil-aviation-regulations/)\n### Related News\n###\n[Revised International Travel Protocol into Nigeria](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/revised-international-travel-protocol-into-nigeria/)\n** Wednesday, July 5, 2023\n###\n[News Release](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/news-release/)\n** Wednesday, July 5, 2023\n###\n[Aviation Hazardous weather in Dry Season ](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/aviation-hazardous-weather-in-dry-season/)\n** Wednesday, July 5, 2023\n###\n[2021 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/2021-executive-summary-on-international-and-domestic-flight-operations/)\n** Wednesday, July 5, 2023\n###\n[The Regulator Volume Number 30](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/the-regulator-volume-number-30/)\n** Wednesday, July 5, 2023\n**"
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    "url": "https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/2022-executive-summary-on-international-and-domestic-flight-operations/",
    "text": "2022 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations. NCAA\n\n2022 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations. NCAA\n[**](#)\n[\n![NCAA Logo](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)\n![NCAA Logo](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)\n](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n* **[info@ncaa.gov.ng](mailto:info@ncaa.gov.ng)\n* **[09162011222](tel:09162011222)\n*\n* **[\nMail\n](https://webmail.ncaa.gov.ng)\n* **[Search](#)\n* **[FAQs](#ft-faq-page)\n*\n*\n[Report Here](https://ncaa.gov.ng/report-forms)\n**\n**\n[![](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n# 2022 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations\n* [Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n* [Media](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/)\n* [News](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/)\n* 2022 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations\n![2022 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations image](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/o5tbjp4l/dsc09601-768x400-2023.jpg?width=1170&height=646&v=1d9be12b9eee430)\n[\n** Friday, February 10, 2023](https://themexriver.com/wp/fastrans/2021/10/)\nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH \nPERCENTAGE (JANUARY – DECEMBER, 2022)\nClick the download below.\n \n###### Attachments\n1. [EXECUTIVES SUMMARY JANUARY DECEMBER 2022](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/avmlqfh2/executives-summary-january-december-2022.pptx)\n[** Previous Post](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/revised-international-travel-protocol-into-nigeria/)\n[Next Post\n**](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/list-of-nigeria-civil-aviation-authority-authorised-aviation-medical-examiners-aames/)\n### Related News\n###\n[Revised International Travel Protocol into Nigeria](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/revised-international-travel-protocol-into-nigeria/)\n** Friday, February 10, 2023\n###\n[News Release](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/news-release/)\n** Friday, February 10, 2023\n###\n[Aviation Hazardous weather in Dry Season ](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/aviation-hazardous-weather-in-dry-season/)\n** Friday, February 10, 2023\n###\n[2021 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/2021-executive-summary-on-international-and-domestic-flight-operations/)\n** Friday, February 10, 2023\n###\n[The Regulator Volume Number 30](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/the-regulator-volume-number-30/)\n** Friday, February 10, 2023\n**"
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    "url": "https://businessday.ng/aviation/article/overland-united-nigeria-azman-record-highest-number-of-flight-delays-in-q1-2023/",
    "text": "Overland, United Nigeria, Azman, record highest number of flight delays in Q1 2023 - Businessday NG\n\n# Overland, United Nigeria, Azman, record highest number of flight delays in Q1 2023\n\nOverland Airways, United Nigeria Airways and Azman Air were the carriers with the highest number of flight delays in the first quarter of 2023.\n\nOut of all flights operated by Overland Airways, the airline recoded 91percent flight delays, United Nigeria Airlines recorded 81 percent, Azman 73 percent flight delays.\n\nThis is contained in an executive summary report of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on international and domestic flight operations from January to March 2023 (Q1 2023) showing that 3,073 flights operated on international routes while 182, 88 flights operated on domestic routes.\n\nThe report obtained by BusinessDay shows that within the period under review, 25 international airlines operated 3,073 flights with 1,193 flight delays, 24 cancellations, six air returns, 9,087 missing baggage, 7,942 recovered luggage, two overbooking, 25 cases of discourtesy, 495, 076 outbound passengers, 375, 700 total number of inbound passengers and 27 cases of complaints of which eight were resolved by NCAA.\n\nFor domestic airlines operations within the same period, 11 domestic airlines operated 182,88 flights, and recorded 101,28 flight delays, 284 cancellations, 28 air returns, 31 delayed/missing baggage with all 31 baggage recovered, three overbookings, 42 reported cases of discourtesy, 45 cases of complaints and 22 resolved cases.\n\nAmong the international airlines, Africa World has the highest number of international flights operated to the country with 314 flights, 97 delayed flights making up 31 percent of the total number of flight delays among international airlines to the country.\n\nThe airline recorded 223 missing baggage with all baggage recovered.\n\nSaudi Air has the most flight delay amounting to 74 percent, Egypt Air, 68 percent of its flights are delayed, followed by Cronos 60 percent, Kenya Airways 57 percent, Air Peace 55 percent, Air Code d’Ivoire 54 percent, BADR Air 54 percent, RwandAir 51 percent, British Airways 47 percent, Ethiopian Airlines 43 percent, Turkish Airlines, 43 percent, Royal Air Maroc 32 percent, ASKY Airlines 37percent, Africa World 31 percent, TAAG Angola 31 percent in that order.\n\nUnited State’s United Airlines has the least flight delays at three percent followed by Lufthansa Airlines, Middle East Airlines at 13 percent; Virgin Atlantic Airways at 14 percent, Air France and Delta at 19bpercent, South African Airways at 22 percent, Qatar Airways at 28 percent making them the most two reliable airlines in terms of airlines that have fewer delays.\n\n- Crystal Palace secure massive financial prize boost after Conference League triumph\n- Nigerians face self-funded evacuation amid rising tension in South Africa\n- Nigeria external reserves nears $50bn as crude earnings offset global risks\n\nOn the domestic scene, Overland Airways with 91percent flight delays United Nigeria Airlines has 81 percent, Azman 73 percent, Dana 72 percent, Max Air 68 percent, Aero Contractors 68 percent, Air Peace 66 percent, Arik 59 percent.\n\nAir Peace’s recorded 1602 delayed flights out of 2421 flights operated by the airline in the first quarter of 2023 amounting to 66 percent of its flights being delayed.\n\nAero Contractors within that period operated 465 flights with 314 flights delayed; Arik Air operated 804 flights with 473 flights delayed; Azman operated 267 flights and recorded 195 flight delays; Dana Air operated 421 flights had 303 delays; Overland operated 281 flights had 257 delays; Max ax Air had 653 flights recorded 445 delays; Ibom Air had 850 flights and recorded 295 delays which is an average of 35 percent.\n\nRead also: 10 things Nigerians dislike about international flights from Lagos\n\nWhile Green Africa operated 533 flights, it recorded 193 flight delays, Value Jet seems to be the most reliable airline with just 65 flight delays out of 297 flights operated. The carrier which is less than one year since it started operations has continued to grow in operations and become a reliable airline for many Nigerians.\n\nOverall, 7, 518 flights were operated by all Nigerian scheduled airlines recording 4, 561 flight delays.\n\nFor the same period, Aero recorded just one air return out of 465 flights operated. The same number of air returns was recorded by Arik Air, Dana, and United Nigeria while Azman, Green Africa, and Overland Value Jet recorded no air returns.\n\nAir Peace on the other hand recorded four air returns out of 2421 flights operated.\n\nJoin BusinessDay whatsapp Channel, to stay up to date\n\nYOU MIGHT ALSO LIKE\n\n## Sallah travellers brave N200,000 airfares to avoid 'dangerous' highways\n\n## Keyamo unveils Nigeria Aircraft Leasing Company\n\n## Air Peace strengthens Africa-Caribbean connectivity with direct Barbados Service"
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    "url": "https://tbiafrica.com/2023/07/08/passenger-traffic-how-aviation-fared-in-q1-ncaa/",
    "text": "Passenger traffic: How aviation fared in Q1 — NCAA – The Business Intelligence\n\nJune 11, 2026\n\nTrending now\n\n### Oil steady as investors weigh renewed US-Iran…\n\n### Nigeria’s foreign debt to hit $72.6bn after…\n\n### Power sector lost N310bn in three months…\n\n### FG opens $1bn AfCFTA fund for exporters\n\n### Seplat appoints Tony Elumelu chairman-designate, Effiong Okon…\n\n### Mobile operators budget $1.38bn for infrastructure upgrades\n\n### Meren Energy eyes fresh investments as NUPRC…\n\n### FG approves payment of over ₦700bn to…\n\n### Cooking gas scarcity, high price persist despite…\n\n### Energia appoints Adetokunbo Oshisanya director\n\nPassenger traffic: How aviation fared in Q1 — NCAA\n\nThe Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed that 2,791,591 passengers passed through the nation’s domestic airports in the first quarter of 2023.\n\nThis was disclosed in an executive summary released by the NCAA and sighted by the BusinessIntelligence0 (TBI Africa) on Friday in Lagos.\n\nIt indicates that, of the 2,791,591 passengers, 1,391,560 were inbound and 1,400,031 outbound.\n\nAlso, the summary indicates a passenger traffic of 870,776 on international airlines operations in the first quarter of the year.\n\nThe breakdown shows that while an in-bound passenger traffic of 375,700 was recorded, out-bound traffic was 495,076 on the international routes.\n\nIn the first quarter, 25 foreign airlines operated 3,073 flights on the international routes, while 11 domestic airlines operated 182,88 flights on domestic routes..\n\nAlso, 1,193 complaints were received from passengers by the NCAA, on delayed flights on international routes, with 24 complaints of cancellations and six of air returns.\n\nOn the domestic flights, 101,028 flights were delayed within the first three months, with 284 cancelled and 28 cases of air returns\n\nThe report indicates that 499 flights were delayed on foreign flights in January, with Air Peace topping the list with 53, followed by Asky with 45, Qatar Airways, 41 and British Airways, 33, amongst others.\n\nIn February, delayed flights were 325, with AWA recording 30, Ethiopian Airlines 33, Kenya Airways 11; while in March, 369 flights were delayed, with Qatar Airways recording 32, United Airline had 1 and Air Peace recorded 64.\n\nThere were seven cancelled flights in January, 13 in February and four in March.\n\nA total number of 25 Air/ramp return flights were recorded in the first quarter of the year.\n\nMissing baggage were 9,087, and number of those found was 7,942 on international flights, while 31 were found on the domestic flights.\n\nDuring the period under review, NCAA received 27 complaints from the international operations and 45 on the domestic flights.\n\nNine cases were resolved on international flights, while 22 were resolved on domestic flights\n\nprevious post\n\n##### IPMAN says local production, solution to petroleum products price hike\n\nnext post\n\n##### Energy association advocates strategic interventions to cushion fuel subsidy removal\n\n##### Editor\n\n#### Related posts\n\n#### Yam committee targets 5,760 tonnes export in 2019\n\nJanuary 14, 2019January 14, 2019\n\n#### Analysts Upbeat on Economic Recovery as President Signs 2021 Budget\n\nJanuary 1, 2021January 1, 2021\n\n#### Dangote raises N187.6b in largest corporate bond\n\nJuly 20, 2022\n\n#### Lagos Correctional Service gets new controller\n\nFebruary 18, 2020\n\n#### Shell commissions indigenous firm to carry out largest gas market survey in Nigeria\n\nAugust 27, 2022\n\n#### APC NEC: Adamu faces sack\n\nJuly 8, 2023\n\n@2018 - PenNews. All Right Reserved. Designed and Developed by PenciDesign"
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    "url": "https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/2021-executive-summary-on-international-and-domestic-flight-operations/",
    "text": "2021 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations. NCAA\n\n2021 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations. NCAA\n[**](#)\n[\n![NCAA Logo](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)\n![NCAA Logo](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)\n](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n* **[info@ncaa.gov.ng](mailto:info@ncaa.gov.ng)\n* **[09162011222](tel:09162011222)\n*\n* **[\nMail\n](https://webmail.ncaa.gov.ng)\n* **[Search](#)\n* **[FAQs](#ft-faq-page)\n*\n*\n[Report Here](https://ncaa.gov.ng/report-forms)\n**\n**\n[![](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n# 2021 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations\n* [Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n* [Media](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/)\n* [News](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/)\n* 2021 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations\n![2021 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations image](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/h5dfmriz/csm_1666_abb3768c2e.jpeg?width=1170&height=646&v=1d9be12b9cfc370)\n[\n** Monday, February 14, 2022](https://themexriver.com/wp/fastrans/2021/10/)\n EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH \n PERCENTAGE (JANUARY – DECEMBER, 2021)\nClick the download below.\n###### Attachments\n[** Previous Post](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/revised-international-travel-protocol-into-nigeria/)\n[Next Post\n**](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/the-regulator-volume-number-30/)\n### Related News\n###\n[Revised International Travel Protocol into Nigeria](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/revised-international-travel-protocol-into-nigeria/)\n** Monday, February 14, 2022\n###\n[News Release](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/news-release/)\n** Monday, February 14, 2022\n###\n[Aviation Hazardous weather in Dry Season ](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/aviation-hazardous-weather-in-dry-season/)\n** Monday, February 14, 2022\n###\n[The Regulator Volume Number 30](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/the-regulator-volume-number-30/)\n** Monday, February 14, 2022\n###\n[2-Day United Nations Counter Terrorism Travel Programme](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/2-day-united-nations-counter-terrorism-travel-programme/)\n** Monday, February 14, 2022\n**"
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    "url": "https://independent.ng/downturn-shrinks-aviation-as-carriers-air-traffic-declines/",
    "text": "Downturn Shrinks Aviation As Carriers’ Air Traffic Declines – Independent Newspaper Nigeria\n\nSearch\n\nSearch\n\nTuesday, June 9, 2026\n\nSearch\n\nSearch\n\nCopyright 2021 - All Right Reserved\n\nHome Featured Downturn Shrinks Aviation As Carriers’ Air Traffic Declines\n\n# Downturn Shrinks Aviation As Carriers’ Air Traffic Declines\n\nJuly 6, 2023\n\nJuly 6, 2023\n\n16\n\nThe Nigerian aviation industry re­ceived a decline in the first quarter of 2023 as flight operations reduced by over 5,000 when compared to the same period in 2022.\n\nThe current figure indicates that 21,361 flights were operated by domes­tic and international airlines in in first quarter 2023, while a total of 26,584 flights were operated in the same pe­riod in 2022.\n\nThis figure indicates that the coun­try recorded 5,223 flights decline when compared to the same period of first quarter 2023.\n\nFor instance, among the interna­tional carriers, there were 2,986 flights in the first quarter of 2022, while the domestic airlines re­corded 23,599 within the same period.\n\nHowever, international flight operations within the period recorded a boost from 2,986 to 3,073, while the domes­tic flights reduced from 23,599 to 18,288.\n\nWith this, it shows that the harsh economy was more felt among the domestic airline op­erators as their flights reduced by 5,311, while international operations received a boost.\n\nThe statistics obtained from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Au­thority (NCAA) indicated that for the Q1 2023, there were 21,361 flights operated into, out and within Nigeria among 36 domestic and international air­lines in the first quarter of 2023.\n\nAlso, a total number of 3,662,337 passengers were fer­ried among the same number of airlines within the period.\n\nThe report, which was ob­tained by Daily Independent indicated that 3,073 flights were operated by international air­lines between January and March 2023, while the domestic airlines had 18,288 flights with­in the period.\n\nAmong the 36 airlines were 25 international carriers and 11 domestic operators.\n\nThe international airlines are Africa World Airlines (AWA), Air Cote d’Ivoire, Air France, Air Peace (interna­tional routes), Asky Airlines, BADR Airlines, British Air­ways, Cronos Airlines, Delta Airlines, Egypt Air and Ethio­pian Airlines.\n\nOthers are Kenya Airways, KLM Airlines, Lufthansa Air­lines, Middle East Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Ma­roc, Rwandair, Saudi Airlines, South African Airways, TAAG Angola, Tarco Airlines, Turk­ish Airlines, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways.\n\nThe report indicated that Af­rica World Airlines (AWA) had the highest number of flights with 314, followed by Air Peace on the regional and internation­al routes with 306 flights.\n\nThis was also followed by the Middle East carrier, Qatar Airways, with 295 flights. Qatar Airways operates from four air­ports in Nigeria— Lagos, Abu­ja, Kano and Port Harcourt.\n\nBesides, Ethiopian Airlines had 270 flights in and out of Ni­geria within the period. Ethio­pian airlines, too, operates from five locations in Nigeria.\n\nOther airlines include Air Cote d’Ivoire Airways, 171; Air France, 130; Asky Airways, 275; BADR Airlines, 28; British Air­ways, 178; Cronos Airlines, 15; Delta Air Lines, 91, and Egypt Air with 142 flights between January and March 2023.\n\nOthers are Kenya Airways, 82; KLM Airlines, 75; Lufthansa Airlines, 147; Middle East Air­lines, 32; Royal Air Maroc, 92; Rwandair, 128; Saudi Airlines, 38; South African Airways, 36; TAAG Angola, 18; Tarco Airlines, two; Turkish Air­lines, 100; United Airlines, 31, and Virgin Atlantic Airways with 77 flights into and out of Nigeria within the first three months of the year.\n\nBesides, on the domestic scene, 11 airlines operated 18,288 flights within the period under review.\n\nThe airlines are Aero Con­tractors, Arik Air, Azman Air, Dana Air, Overland Airways, Air Peace, Max Air, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airways, Green Africa Airways and Value Jet.\n\nThe report indicated that Air Peace had the highest num­ber of flights operated within the period with 6,521 flights, indicating 35.6 percent of total domestic flights operated by indigenous airlines.\n\nThis was followed by Ibom Air with 2,361 flights operated by the domestic airlines.\n\nThis figure shows that the Akwa Ibom owned airline had a total of 12.9 percent of domes­tic flights in Nigeria in the first quarter of 2023.\n\nFurther breakdown shows Aero Contractors with 1,123; Arik Air, 1,619; Azman Air, 527; Dana Air, 711; Overland Airways, 719; Max Air, 1,565; United Nigeria, 1,243; Green Africa, 1,182, and Value Jet with 766 flights within the period.\n\nBesides, the statistics indi­cated that 3, 662,337 passengers were ferried among the domes­tic and international airlines in the country between January and March 2023.\n\nThe breakdown of the re­port indicated that 25 interna­tional airlines airlifted 870,776 passengers as inbound and outbound.\n\nVirtually all the airlines recorded more outbound pas­sengers than inbound within the period.\n\nFurther breakdown of the passenger traffic showed that the 25 international airlines had 375,700 as inbound passen­gers within the period, while another 495,076 traffic was re­corded as outbound passengers in the first quarter of 2023. In all, there were 870,776 passen­gers.\n\nWith the report, airlines on the international routes had 119,376 more outbound pas­sengers, which indicated that the Japa syndrome among Nigerians may be real after all.\n\nThe 25 international carri­ers are Africa World Airlines (AWA), Air Cote d’Ivoire, Air France, Air Peace (interna­tional routes), Asky Airlines, BADR Airlines, British Air­ways, Cronos Airlines, Delta Airlines, Egypt Air and Ethio­pian Airlines.\n\nOthers are Kenya Airways, KLM Airlines, Lufthansa Air­lines, Middle East Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Air Ma­roc, Rwandair, Saudi Airlines, South African Airways, TAAG Angola, Tarco Airlines, Turk­ish Airlines, United Airlines and Virgin Atlantic Airways.\n\nAccording to the report, Ethiopian Airlines had the highest number of air pas­senger movements within the period.\n\nThe report indicated that the East African Airlines had 51,320 as inbound and 75,927 as outbound passengers.\n\nIn all, the airline ferried a total of 127,247 passengers between January and March this year.\n\nEthiopian Airlines operates from five airports in Nigeria. The airports are Lagos, Abuja, Kano, Port Harcourt and Enu­gu airports.\n\nAlso, the Middle East carri­er, Qatar Airways, recorded the airline with the second highest number of passengers ferried into and out of Nigeria in the first quarter of 2023 with a total passenger volume of 114, 225.\n\nThe breakdown shows that the airline recorded 49,830 pas­sengers as inbound and 64,395 as outbound within the period.\n\nAlso, British Airways had the second most ferried pas­sengers in and out of Nigeria in the first quarter of 2023 with 66,417 passengers.\n\nThe statistics indicated that the Britain flag carrier had 28,944 passengers as inbound and 37, 423 as outbound within the period.\n\nThe third on the list is Asky Airline with 49,142 passengers. The airline had 22,433 as in­bound and 26,709 as outbound passengers within the period.\n\nAnother European carrier, Lufthansa Airlines, had a total passenger traffic of 52,277 in the first quarter of 2023.\n\nThe breakdown shows 23,140 as inbound and 29,137 as outbound passengers within the period.\n\nAlso, Virgin Atlantic ferried a total of 44,514 passengers within the period. The British airline had 18,845 as inbound and 25,669 as outbound passen­gers within the period.\n\nBesides, Air France carried a total of 45,165 passengers in the first quarter of 2023 with 19,823 and 25,340 as inbound and outbound passengers, re­spectively.\n\nThe only Nigerian carrier on the regional and interna­tional routes, Air Peace, had 36,308 passengers within the period.\n\nIts breakdown indicates that the airline ferried 15,962 and 20,346 as inbound and out­bound passengers within the period.\n\nOn the domestic scene, Air Peace had the highest number of passenger movements with 221,327, while Ibom Air had 66,736 passengers within the period.\n\nOthers are Aero Contrac­tors with 28,110; Arik Air, 69,029; Azman Air, 21,369; Overland Airways, 9,491; Max Air, 55,071; United Nigeria Airlines, 22,698; Green Africa Airways, 22,200, and Value Jet with 13,360 pas­sengers within the period.\n\nYou Might Be Interested In\n\n- Tijani Unveils Advanced Tech Hub At OAU, Urges Students To Turn Ideas Into Solutions\n- Tinubu Commissions OSEX Road, Declares End To Era Of Abandoned Projects\n- NUPRC Sets June 12 Deadline For 2025 Licensing Round Bids\n- Reps Summon NSA, Defence, Finance Ministers Over Rising Kidnappings\n- MNCH Week: Niger First Lady Encourages Women To Patronise Health Centres\n- Group Commends Nigerian Armed Forces Over Mass Rescue, Urges Sustained Action Against Insecurity\n\nprevious post\n\n##### Obi/LP Petition: Tinubu Calls One Witness, Closes Defence, Tenders 18 Documents\n\nnext post\n\n##### We Didn’t Need Parties’ Input For Our Nomination — Senate Minority Caucus\n\n#### You may also like\n\n### Tijani Unveils Advanced Tech Hub At OAU, Urges...\n\n### Tinubu Commissions OSEX Road, Declares End To Era...\n\n### NUPRC Sets June 12 Deadline For 2025 Licensing...\n\n### Reps Summon NSA, Defence, Finance Ministers Over Rising...\n\n### MNCH Week: Niger First Lady Encourages Women To...\n\n### Group Commends Nigerian Armed Forces Over Mass Rescue,...\n\n### Jubilant Ngoshe Stakeholders Disclaim Kaigama As Mediator Over...\n\n### EFCC Arraigns Blessing CEO Over Alleged N69.1m Fraud...\n\n### Lagos’ll Monitor, Ensure Implementation Of Summit Investment Deals...\n\n### IMF Endorses Tinubu’s Reforms, Says Nigeria Better Positioned...\n\nIndependent Newspapers Limited, registered on July 17, 2001 (RC No: 419927), commenced publication on October 1, 2001. 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    "url": "https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/executive-summary-on-international-and-domestic-flight-operations-with-percentage/",
    "text": "EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH PERCENTAGE. NCAA\n\nEXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH PERCENTAGE. NCAA\n[**](#)\n[\n![NCAA Logo](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)\n![NCAA Logo](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)\n](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n* **[info@ncaa.gov.ng](mailto:info@ncaa.gov.ng)\n* **[09162011222](tel:09162011222)\n*\n* **[\nMail\n](https://webmail.ncaa.gov.ng)\n* **[Search](#)\n* **[FAQs](#ft-faq-page)\n*\n*\n[Report Here](https://ncaa.gov.ng/report-forms)\n**\n**\n[![](https://ncaa.gov.ng/images/logo.png)](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n# EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH PERCENTAGE\n* [Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority](https://ncaa.gov.ng/)\n* [Media](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/)\n* [News](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/)\n* EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH PERCENTAGE\n![EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH PERCENTAGE image](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/05zknrpe/images-two.jpg?width=1170&height=646&v=1d9be12be7ca9b0)\n[\n** Monday, February 3, 2020](https://themexriver.com/wp/fastrans/2021/10/)\n EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ON INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC FLIGHT OPERATIONS WITH \n PERCENTAGE (JANUARY – DECEMBER, 2019)\nClick the download below.\n###### Attachments\n1. [EXECUTIVE SUMMARY ANNUAL REPORT (JANUARY DECEMBER, 2019)](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/ueakhdph/executive-summary-annual-report-january-december-2019.pptx)\n[** Previous Post](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/ncaa-puts-airlines-on-alert-over-coronavirus/)\n[Next Post\n**](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/revised-international-travel-protocol-into-nigeria/)\n### Related News\n###\n[Revised International Travel Protocol into Nigeria](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/revised-international-travel-protocol-into-nigeria/)\n** Monday, February 3, 2020\n###\n[News Release](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/news-release/)\n** Monday, February 3, 2020\n###\n[Aviation Hazardous weather in Dry Season ](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/aviation-hazardous-weather-in-dry-season/)\n** Monday, February 3, 2020\n###\n[2021 Executive Summary on International and Domestic Flight Operations](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/2021-executive-summary-on-international-and-domestic-flight-operations/)\n** Monday, February 3, 2020\n###\n[The Regulator Volume Number 30](https://ncaa.gov.ng/media/news/the-regulator-volume-number-30/)\n** Monday, February 3, 2020\n**"
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    "url": "https://www.legit.ng/business-economy/industry/1543400-fg-releases-list-nigerian-airlines-flight-delays-2023-air-peace-max-air-guilty/",
    "text": "FG Releases List of Nigerian Airlines With Most Flight Delays in 2023, Air Peace, Max Air, Other Guilty - Legit.ng\n\n- The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), in a recent report, released the list of airlines with the most flight delays in Nigeria\n- NCC said about nine airlines in Nigeria operated domestic and international flights in the first three months of 2023\n- The NCAA report named Arik Air as the airline with the most flight delays in the country\n\nPAY ATTENTION: Join Legit.ng's Twitter Spaces to Embrace Equity in the Media Sector.\n\nThe Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority(NCAA) said Air Peace delayed domestic flights in the first three months of 2023.\n\nThe aviation regulator disclosed the information in a report on Nigeria's international and domestic flight operations.\n\nAir Peace leads top Nigerian airlines with most flight delays in 2023 Source: UGC\n\n## Top airlines operating in Nigeria in 2023\n\nNCAA said of the 18,288 domestic flights in the first quarter of 2023, 10,128 flights were delayed, representing 55%, and 284 canceled flights, representing 1.55%.\n\nPAY ATTENTION: Сheck out news that is picked exactly for YOU ➡️ find the “Recommended for you” block on the home page and enjoy!\n\nRead alsoNew price list emerges FG's policies force drop in sales of Tokunbo cars, Nigerians disclose options\n\nThe report said Aero Contractors, Arik Air, Azman Air, Dana, Air, Air Peace, Ibom Air, United Nigeria Airlines, Green Africa, Value Jet, and Overland Airways worked during the period under review.\n\nAir Peace led the pack, with 6,521 flights and 3,754 delayed flights, representing 51%.\n\nMax Air recorded 1,565 flights, with 1,013 flights delayed, representing 60%; Arik Air had 1,619 flights, with 926 delayed flights, about 47%.\n\nUnited Nigeria Airlines had 910 flight delays out of the 1,243 flights recorded.\n\nIbom Air, per the report, operated 2,312 flights with 746 delayed flights, while Aero Contractors recorded 1,123 flights with delayed flights.\n\nOverland Airways operated 719 flights, with 605 flights delayed; Dana Air recorded 711 flights and delayed 474, while Green Africa operated 1,182 flights, with 443 delays.\n\n## FG fails to sanction airlines for flight delays\n\nAzman Air operated 527 flights with 385 delays, and Value Jet operated 766 flights with 248 flight delays.\n\nTheCable reports that erstwhile aviation minister Hadi Sirika said in June last year that airline operators in Nigeria must refund the cost of travel tickets to passengers after a two-hour flight delay.\n\nRead alsoNaira nears N800 per dollar as gap between official and parallel market widens\n\nIt needs to be clarified whether foreign or domestic airlines reimbursed passengers for delayed flights.\n\n## Nigeria is highest indebted country to international airlines globally; list shows top debtor countries\n\nLegit.ng earlier reported that according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA), the rising levels of blocked funds threaten operations and airline connectivity in affected markets, including Nigeria.\n\nThe blocked funds in the industry have spiked by 47% to $2.27 billion as of April 2023 from $1.55 billion in 2022.\n\nWillie Walsh, IATA’s Director/CEO, disclosed the information at the 79th IATA Annual General Meeting and World Air Transport Summit, which began on Sunday, June 4, 2023.\n\nSource: Legit.ng\n\nAuthors:\n\nPascal Oparada (Business editor) For over a decade, Pascal Oparada has reported on tech, energy, stocks, investment, and the economy. He has worked in many media organizations such as Daily Independent, TheNiche newspaper, and the Nigerian Xpress. He is a 2018 PwC Media Excellence Award winner. 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    "url": "https://www.ncaa.gov.ng/",
    "text": "Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. NCAA\n\nRead Our SLA Continue Reading\n\nRead Our Service Level Agreement..\n\n#### Our Locations\n\n###### Lagos Regional Office\n\n###### Kano Regional Ofice\n\n###### Port Harcourt Regional Office\n\n###### Kaduna Regional Office"
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    "url": "https://ncaa.gov.ng/directorates/air-transport-regulation/commercial-and-statistics/",
    "text": "Commercial and Statistics. NCAA\n\n### Commercial and Statistics\n\n---\n\n# DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCIAL AND STATISTICS\n\nThe activities of the Department include 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC), Commercial, Economic Statistics, Billing Settlement Plan (BSP) and Flight Clearance. Due to the functions of the Department, it has representatives at all functional airports within the country, offices at all NCAA Regional offices and these activities are coordinated at the headquarters.\n\n### (a) 5% Ticket Sales Charge (TSC):\n\nIn line with the Civil Aviation Act 2006, the Authority is saddled with the collection of 5% sales charge on all tickets originating from Nigeria, cargo operations and charter/contract flights. The 5% Sales Charge after collection is shared with other aviation agencies namely: NAMA, NIMET, NCAT and AIB as approved by the Civil Aviation Act 2006. The Unit has its staff stationed at all functional airports where the system of data capturing is put in place to ensure accurate billing of airlines (both passengers and cargo operator).\n\n### (b) METHOD OF OPERATION:\n\nThe Unit uses flown coupons and passenger manifests to calculate the amount due to NCAA and other parastatals. The various sections involved in the process are the Operations Unit at the airport which is responsible for the collection, photocopying and batching of flight statistical data, which is then submitted to the Sorting Unit. This Unit separates the data into taxable and non-taxable. The taxable coupons are then forwarded to the Data Section for inputting into the system to generate bills. Before issuance, the Proforma Statement will be vetted by the Quality Control Officers who will cross check the details for errors, accuracy and authenticity before raising and dispatching invoices to the various airlines as well as the Finance and Audit Departments.The Department has Ten (10) Units which carry out its various functions. The Units are:\n\n- Commercial Unit\n- Statistics Unit\n- Fares and Tariff Unit\n- Travel Agency Unit\n- Cargo Unit\n- International Operation Unit (MMIA)\n- Domestic Operation Unit (MMA)\n- Bill Settlement Plan (BSP) Unit\n- Flight Clearance Unit; and\n- Charter Unit.\n\nThe functions are as follows:\n\n### COMMERCAIL UNIT (HEADQUARTERS)\n\nThe Commercial Unit is saddled with the responsibility of collating data from the Regional Offices on the 5% Sales Charge (Billing is done through the Commercial Units at the Regional Offices while the duplicates of the bills are sent to the Headquarters Commercial Unit for further processing and documentation).The Unit performs the following functions:\n\n- Records and documents sundry charges collected by the Authority i.e. internally generated revenue by all Directorates e.g. Air Transport Licenses, Airworthiness, Personnel Licensing, Flight Operations etc.\n- Carries out monitoring exercises on revenue generation and collection at the Headquarters and all Regions/ Stations;\n- Stamps and disburses invoice booklets to the Regional Offices for billing;\n- Participates in joint revenue drive with DFA; and\n- Writes revenue generation reports monthly, quarterly and annually for Management consumption and further action.\n\n### Functions of the Commercial Units at the Regional Offices/Airports\n\n- Monitoring the activities of airline operators and airport environment;\n- Collection and collation of flown passenger coupons, e-tickets and manifests for billing of 5% sales charge;\n- Distribution of bills to both foreign and domestic operators;\n- Reconciliation of disputed bills through a meeting involving the airline, DATR, DFA and Audit staff at the Regional Office;\n- Collection and collation of Client Service Invoices from contract/charter operators for billing; and\n- Coordination and monitoring of the activities of the NCAA Cargo Concessionaire in respect of 5% Cargo Sales Charge.\n\n### STATISTICS UNIT\n\nThe Statistical Analysis Unit of the Directorate of Air Transport Regulation (DATR) is mandated to compel all Air Transport Operators to render statistical analysis of their monthly operations in a format prescribed by the Authority.\n\n### FUNCTIONS\n\nThe Unit performs the following functions:\n\n- Collates and analyzes data from the industry with respect to the harmonized Nigerian Air Transport Statistics ATS 01/02, and NATS format for both domestic and foreign airline operations\n- Publishes annual traffic movements on passengers and aircraft based on the Airlines Daily Route Records (ADR16), Flown Coupons and Airlines Manifests sources, as well as cargo data from cargo handling agents such as Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) and Skypower Aviation Handling Company Limited (SAHCOL)\n- Forecasts short term future trends in the traffic movements\n- Collates and forward statistical returns from domestic airlines and service providers, such as, FAAN and NAMA through the prescribed standard ICAO reporting forms to ICAO.\n\n### FARES AND TARIFFS UNIT\n\nThe Unit was created to ensure that Nigerian and Foreign carriers complied with section 30 (4)(d) of the Civil Aviation Act 2006. In carrying out the above mandate, the Unit performs the following functions:\n\n### FUNCTIONS\n\n- Ensuring that every Nigerian and foreign carrier files with the Authority, tariffs showing all rates, fares ,government charges and any add-on charged by it.\n- Making technical inputs on the issue of fares and tariffs for decision making.\n- Monitoring e-tariff applications of qualified Nigerian carriers via the airline IATA e-tariff window.\n- Ensuring that all airlines keep open for public inspection a ledger containing all tariff information in their offices and on their WebsiteMains.\n- Ensuring that carrier(s) advertise their selling fares, inclusive of taxes and service charges.\n- Monitoring and sanctioning airlines and allied service providers found to be engaged in unfair or deceptive practices for unfair method of competition in transportation.\n\n### TRAVEL AGENCY UNIT\n\nThe Unit was carved out of the Allied Services Unit so as to be able to monitor the activities of the Travel Agents with the commencement of the Billing Settlement Plan (BSP).\n\n### BILLS SETLLEMENT PLAN (BSP) UNIT\n\nThe Unit was created as result of the presence of IATA in Nigeria in 2008 to facilitate the take off the Bill Settlement Plan (BSP) for the industry in January 2009. In June 2009, the Unit commenced the billing of the 5% Ticket Sales Charge of all International Airlines via IATA BSP. Within the period, the Unit was able to achieve online, real time billing that eliminated airline indebtedness/delay in payment.\n\n### FUNCTIONS OF THE BSP UNIT\n\n- Collation of monthly sales statistics and evaluation of same to indicate the trend of development in the country’s air transport sector;\n- Monitoring of Global Distribution System (GDS) companies (sabre, Galileo, Worldspan, Amadeus e.t.c.) and their technical competence in connecting travel agencies to BSP;\n- Monitoring of airlines that are participating in BSP and the consistency of their compliance with the procedure;\n- Assisting domestic airlines, in liaison with other relevant agencies, to attain qualification for participation in BSP;\n- Liaising with IATA and the Agency Unit to obtain information on remittance status and technical standard of travel agencies participating in BSP.\n- Analyzing the impact of BSP on the local air travel sector;\n- Liaising with other stakeholders for sustained training and public enlightenment on BSP.\n\n### INTERNATIONAL OPERATION UNIT (MMIA)\n\n### CARGO OPERATIONS UNIT\n\nPREAMBLE: In line with the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Official Gazette on Civil Aviation (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 1990, Civil Aviation Act 2006 and Civil Aviation Policy 2001; the Cargo Unit of the Directorate of Air Transport Regulation is given the mandate for the collection of the 5% Cargo Sales and Royalty Charge.\n\n### FUNCTIONS OF THE UNIT:\n\n- Monitoring the growth in number of airlines (scheduled and non-scheduled) participating in cargo operation both international and domestic.\n- Reconciling the approved cargo tonnage in flight clearance with the actual cargo tonnage in manifest airlifted by airlines on import to determine variance in tonnage for 1 cent royalty charge.\n- Reconciling the actual cargo tonnage captured with that of the air waybill tonnage airlifted on export to determine the billing of the 5% cargo sales charge.\n- Analyzing the concessionaire (AIS LTD)’s collation on 5% cargo sales charge (CSC), excess baggage charge (EBC) and royalty charge (RC) on international and domestic operations to determine the revenue generation on airlines’ operation.\n- Computing data on 5% cargo sales, excess baggage and royalty charge for Management’s decision making process\n- Preparing periodic reports on cargo operations for onward submission to Management.\n- Computing and recommending the value of 7.5% commission on 5% CSC, EBC and ROYALTY collections made by the Concessionaire (AIS Ltd) for onward payment by the Authority.\n- General oversight functions and supervision of cargo operations to ensure compliance with the recommended standards.\n\n### CHARTER UNIT\n\nThe Unit has experienced tremendous improvement over the previous years in the areas of procedures for data capturing and revenue generation. The reasons for this improvement can be ascribed to the developments in the industry, increase of traffic and entrance of more airlines into the industry.\n\n### DUTIES OF OUT STATION OFFICERS OF THE DIRECTORATE OF AIR TRANSPORT REGULATION\n\nThese sets of officers at the outstations:\n\n- Bill and reconcile the 5% Sales Charges on Tickets, Cargo, Charter and Contract Sales;\n- Liaise with other Directorates in establishing new revenue sources and find new methods of improving revenue generation;\n- Prepare periodic revenue reports for Management;\n- Prepare statistical data for economic and statistical analysis of airline operations;\n- Monitor service levels, charges and revenues of airport and air navigation;\n- Carry out constant spot checks on airlines operations to ensure that the operations are in accordance with the provisions of their Licenses and Permits;\n- Monitor the operations of Travel Agencies, Cargo Consolidators, Agents of Foreign Airlines, Training Institutions, Handling Companies and other service providers in the industry to ensure compliance with the regulations guiding their operations;\n- Collate, appraise and prepare Management reports on monitoring activities carried out at all Regional Offices and their affiliate airports;\n- Process flight clearances by domestic airlines for international charter operations\n- Ensure the enhancement of facilitation at airports\n- Ensure that passengers are provided with a prescribed minimum level of comfort both on ground and in-flight."
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