The Financial Secretary of the National Association of Nigerian Travel Agents and Chief Executive Officer of Dart Logistics Limited, Mr Yinka Ladipo, has called on foreign airlines operating in Nigeria to make available lower airfares to Nigerians. In a telephone interview with our correspondent on Monday, he urged the Federal Government to make the foreign exchange to available foreign airlines to enable them to repatriate trapped funds and encourage them to lower their airfares. According to him, the inability of foreign airlines to repatriate their funds has seriously affected the travel agency business, resulting in a hike in airfares. “I think I would blame the foreign airlines and the FG for the issue of the hike in airfares. “These airlines made sure Nigerians do not have access to lower fares, not that they increased their fares.

Source: Punch February 22, 2023 10:56 UTC