H1 2026 Review: Airlines battle rising operational costs, FAAN faces policy hurdle
” Meanwhile, President of the Aviation Safety Round Table Initiative, ASRTI/ART, Air Commodore Ademola Onitiju, retd, said the first half of 2026 had not been encouraging, especially as the country’s airlines battled high operating costs occasioned by the rise in the price of Jet-A1.
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By Dickson Omobola The first half of 2026 was a mixed bag for the country’s air transport sector, with airlines grappling with rising operating costs while government agencies, especially the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, and Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, came under fresh scrutiny.
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