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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has said that domestic air travellers in Nigeria are paying the cheapest air fares in the world.

Onyema made the assertion on Sunday during an interview on Arise Television, monitored by DAILY POST, while responding to widespread complaints over the rising cost of air travel in the country.

According to him, despite public perception, local flight tickets in Nigeria remain significantly cheaper when compared to fares in other parts of the world. “Nigerians are paying the cheapest domestic air fares in the world,” Onyema said.

He explained that passengers abroad pay far more for similar travel durations, adding, “A one-hour flight costs over $400 abroad, but in Nigeria, we still have tickets for N125,000, which is less than $60.”

The Air Peace boss attributed the frequent collapse of airlines in the country to the inability of operators to cover costs under the current fare structure. “This is why the mortality rate of airlines in Nigeria is very high; over 80 airlines have come and gone. They should allow airlines to breathe,” he said.

chidexleo:
Please can you tell us why fares to southeast is usually more expensive compare to northern states

descarado:
Oga, if I were you, i will not dabble into politics.

Savageman247:
Source: https://www.reportnaija.ng/2025/12/nigerians-pay-cheapest-domestic-air.html

Savageman247:
Source: https://www.reportnaija.ng/2025/12/nigerians-pay-cheapest-domestic-air.html

SmartPolician:
Those guys don explain am tire. They said that during festive seasons, the air traffic goes to the east and empty planes return to Lagos and Abuja to fly down more people.

Technically, the passengers are paying the fees for to and from. Whether it's fair or not is beyond the scope of this explanation.

However, saying that Nigerian airplane fees are the cheapest is a blatant lie. Flying in the UK is cheaper than doing same in Nigeria

Savageman247:
Source: https://www.reportnaija.ng/2025/12/nigerians-pay-cheapest-domestic-air.html

Zionmdde:
Nonsense

Tell us why Flight is over 100k and even more to the east

Let us know where to channel our grievances too. It was mentioned it's because if excessive tax, then stand on one reason and stop swaying around