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Rano Air has grounded flights on several key routes as the cost of aviation fuel becomes impossible to bear. The airline blames a 300 per cent spike in the price of Jet A1 for making these operations commercially unsustainable. It has not yet named the specific paths it is cutting from its schedule. This retreat…
Nigeria’s aviation fuel market is facing renewed regulatory intervention as the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) moves to stabilise rising costs affecting domestic airlines. A technical committee convened by the regulator on April 24, 2026, has recommended that Jet-A1, commonly known as aviation fuel, should be sold within a price band…
Airline Operators of Nigeria have suspended their threatened nationwide shutdown over a reported 300 percent increase in the price of Jet A1 aviation fuel, announcing that further action depends on the outcome of a meeting with the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development scheduled for Wednesday. The development coincided with confirmation by United Nigeria…
Domestic aviation in Nigeria faces imminent paralysis as airline operators have collectively served notice of operational suspension effective April 20, 2026, following what industry leadership describes as unsustainable economic pressure from fuel procurement costs. The decision, communicated through an April 14 directive attributed to Airline Operators of Nigeria President Abdulmunaf Sarina, positions the sector…
