₦airaland Forum

alwaysvik:
I'm not surprised this kind of statement is coming from a former Minister of the Federal Republic, afterall it is the worst of the worst minds that make in into power in Nigeria.

Conduct this experiment: Lagos - Toronto vs. Lagos to Calgary. Same country, but observe the huge price difference. This gentleman does not understand the simple explanation that it is cheaper to fly to a city that serves as a hub to other destinations. Flying into Atlanta or New York is cheaper than flying into say, Sacramento. The reverse is the same because the airline has to factor in the cost of landing somewhere else before leaving for the final destination. Like it or not, Enugu international airport is not a major hub at the moment, and there's no one to say that cannot change in a few years.

This ill-informed charlatans are bent on stoking the coals of ethnic tension to satisfy their desire to rule and further divide an already broken country. To his mentally blindfolded supporters, I offer my heartfelt condolences on the death of common sense.

winnah:
Why coming out now to ask me of the differences is it a new development, if not why didn't u state it to us while u were in the government. Or u just realized it now... Take ur time.

kunkelhanspeter:
How come North have 3 international airport and East have only one?

koladebrainiac:
This fake news has since been addressed I wonder why they are putting it up here. Actually Enugu is the cheapest number Kano cost the most. Kano is 500k while Lagos is 400k Enugu is 350k

kunkelhanspeter:
How come North have 3 international airport and East have only one?

Marotzke:
FAAN ,NAMA, charges more landing, parking fees plus Radar management services at Enugu airport.
A deliberate policy of the ministry of Aviation who oversees those parastatals .
The airlines naturally adjusted their prices.

dolphinife:
Idiotic Minister without brain....


He should first ask himself why Ibadan-Abuja is 45k while Lagos to Abuja is 20-25k

The reason its like this is because there's no competition in Enugu airport, and less passengers. Sometimes, Overland will bring just 5 passengers all the way from Abuja to Ibadan, but then, the price tickets are killing. Abuja and Lagos tickets will always be cheaper compared to other airports because of patronage and competition

dolphinife:
Idiotic Minister without brain....


He should first ask himself why Ibadan-Abuja is 45k while Lagos to Abuja is 20-25k

The reason its like this is because there's no competition in Enugu airport, and less passengers. Sometimes, Overland will bring just 5 passengers all the way from Abuja to Ibadan, but then, the price tickets are killing. Abuja and Lagos tickets will always be cheaper compared to other airports because of patronage and competition

alwaysvik:
I'm not surprised this kind of statement is coming from a former Minister of the Federal Republic, afterall it is the worst of the worst minds that make in into power in Nigeria.

Conduct this experiment: Lagos - Toronto vs. Lagos to Calgary. Same country, but observe the huge price difference. This gentleman does not understand the simple explanation that it is cheaper to fly to a city that serves as a hub to other destinations. Flying into Atlanta or New York is cheaper than flying into say, Sacramento. The reverse is the same because the airline has to factor in the cost of landing somewhere else before leaving for the final destination. Like it or not, Enugu international airport is not a major hub at the moment, and there's no one to say that cannot change in a few years.

This ill-informed charlatans are bent on stoking the coals of ethnic tension to satisfy their desire to rule and further divide an already broken country. To his mentally blindfolded supporters, I offer my heartfelt condolences on the death of common sense.

Sagay212:
Lol...they will start ranting and wailing as usual. Go online and check for yourself the fares from different states to China then come back and realise your chidoka is nothing but a useless,hateful, bitter, envious iPod animal.

ahiboilandgas:
ranter why didn't address it when u where minister of aviation and in govt

TrashDetective:
Why can't the current Minister in this administration address it now?

Politicizing everything makes thing worst...everything shouldn't be about politics...common sense is to fix the problem and not starting the unnecessary and unproductive blame game.

Obi1kenobi:
Kaduna airport is no bigger a hub than the Enugu airport and has significantly less air traffic than both Enugu and Owerri airports (yes, Owerri has no international airport, but it would be beating Kaduna too if it did just like it destroys Kaduna's local flight stats). So that can't be the reason it costs more. If the cost of landing is "different", then we have to account for that disparity and what is responsible for it and how to rectify it. To suggest that some Onitsha or Nnewi businessman must content himself without complaint with paying N70,000 or N80,000 more in airfare than his counterpart in other areas of the country is ridiculous. If our elite cannot represent our interests, then WTF are they in government for? And you're trying to color that common-sense engagement as tribalism by divisive "charlatans"?

ahiboilandgas:
ranter why didn't address it when u where minister of aviation and in govt

BigIyanga:
Why don't folks like u use ur brain? Does govt set prices for private/foreign airlines?

Shikini:
Did it happen when he was minister?
So many daft mumu in Nigeria

ahiboilandgas:
why didn't he fix it when he was a minister Stella and him where ibos not hausas just blaming and ethnic ranting

HospitalityDiva:
This is serious.

However, I disagree with those who say that the demand is higher in Enugu.

Enugu cannot compete with Lagos in terms of demand for China trips. Enugu and surrounding states combined cannot boasts of regular China visitors like those in markets like Alaba, Aspamda, Computer Village, Idumota, Ladipo, Oshodi, Balogun/Nnamdi Azikiwe street, etc.

Except they believe that traders in Lagos travel to Enugu in order to board flights to China.

It only makes sense that to attract patronage, airlines should decrease the cost of their airfare.


And for those who have reduced this discussion to a tribal war, note that the airlines in questions are foreign ones.


My 2 cent tho.

RockHard:
Seems Chidoka saw a fake news and didn't do enough due diligence before running with it.

TrashDetective:
Ok he didn't fix it, so why can't the minister in charge now fix it?

kunkelhanspeter:
How come North have 3 international airport and East have only one?

Akainzo:
Can it be because Borno State alone is THREE TIMES bigger than the entire South East!.

So you can imagine the size of that North that you are trying to compare to the South East.

Askme8:
why the charges and it increase?