Obiora asked air travellers to expect cancellations and prolonged delays across all airports in the country.
By Saidu Idris
365Daily – Following the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON)’s disclosure of scarcity of aviation fuel, also known as JET-A1, many air passengers have geared up for flights cancellations and rescheduling.
On Friday, July 22 2022, the Spokesperson of AON, Obiora Okonkwo, in a statement released to the press, warned that airline services will be unstable due to the development.
Obiora asked air travellers to expect cancellations and prolonged delays across all airports in the country.
He said: “This is to notify the members of the public, especially, consumers of air transport services in the country, that the aviation sector has been hit by a major crisis with the acute scarcity of aviation fuel otherwise known as Jet-A1.
“For this reason, there will be major disruptions in scheduled flight operations, including cancellations and unnecessary delays across all airports in the country.
“This is a foreseen but unintended consequence of the aviation fuel scarcity in the country.”
Okonkwo explained that the scarcity was due to the hike in global oil prices caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine and soaring cost of importation of petroleum products.
He urged air passengers “to bear with our members as efforts are currently being made to address the development and restore normal flight operations”.
AON assured that “it is committed to rendering seamless and uninterrupted air transport service across the country”.