The Federal government says it is yet to be notified of fare hike by airline operators flying the country’s domestic routes.
Domestic airlines have hiked their fares by about 100 per cent, with a one-way economy ticket selling for over N50,000.
The Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, said though air fares have been deregulated and determined by the market forces, each airline is supposed to file their new prices and the reasons for the increment to the agency.
He said: “It is an individual airline, not as a group that can make that decision (increase air fares). You cannot make that decision as AON, that’s anti-competition but each airline on its own can adjust the air fare but they must file with NCAA the reason for the increase in air fares before it comes into effect. As I said the air fares are deregulated. We do not regulate air fares.”
He, however, promised to dialogue with the airlines and figure out if the reasons cited for the increase were genuine.