Following the impact of the coronavirus pandemic which adversely affected air operations in the country, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says air fares in Nigeria’s aviation sector surged with passengers paying as much as N36,463.65 on a single journey.
States with the highest airfare were Anambra (N38,600); Cross River/Jigawa/Lagos (N38,500) and Bauchi (N38,400); while states with the lowest airfare were Akwa Ibom (N32,450); Sokoto (N33,700); and Gombe N35,000.
The NBS, in its Transport Fare Watch report for January, said the average fare paid by commuters for bus journey within the city decreased by 0.66 per cent month-on-month and increased by 74.75 per cent year-on-year to N352.15 in January from N354.49 in December.
It said the average fare paid by commuters in intercity buses decreased by 0.25 per cent month-on-month and increased by 39.55 per cent year-on-year to N2,346.41 in January from N2,352.19 in December.
The statistics office said the states with the highest bus journey fare within the city were Zamfara (N600), Bauchi (N522.75), and Ekiti (N458.77), while states with the lowest bus journey fares within the city were Oyo (N189.46), Abia (N205.22), and Borno (N240.79).
It said the Federal Capital Territory (N4,482.24), Lagos (N3,300.23), and Sokoto (N3,300) had the highest bus journey fare intercity; while states with lowest bus journey fare within city were Bayelsa (N1,600.45), Bauchi (N1,640.20), and Enugu (N1,687.45).
It said the average fare paid by passengers for waterway passenger transport also increased by 3.68 per cent month-on-month and by 38.58 per cent year-on-year to N786.19 in January from N758.27 in December.
