• Passenger demand surges by 50%Local aviation sector may not reap the full benefits of new investments and surge in passenger traffic if it continues to ignore yawning gaps in airport infrastructure. Starting from a recent upsurge in passenger traffic in the first half of 2021, two local airlines recently placed orders for new fleets worth $1.2 billion. The passengers and air traffic have only improved above 2020, not the traffic of 2019 and those before it. Passengers Traffic Statistics Report showed that a total of 5,513,098 domestic and 907,722 international passengers travelled in the period under review. Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos, processed the highest number of international travellers with 670,938 passengers, followed by Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja with 225,985 in the first half of 2021.

Source: The Guardian November 26, 2021 03:14 UTC