In the spirit of the Yuletide, Nigeria’s oldest aviation company, Aero Contractors, has slashed its fares to an average of N80,000 for local flights.
The airfare reduction came at a season when airfares have continually skyrocketed, due to high aviation fuel and maintenance costs.
Speaking on the reduction at a press conference on Tuesday, the Managing Director of the Airline, Ado Sanus, said the ticket price would apply to all Aero’s routes.
Aero Contractors ply, Abuja, Asaba, Benin City, Calabar, Kaduna, Kano, Enugu, Lagos, Owerri, Port Harcourt, Uyo and Sokoto.
Sanusi stressed that the reduction was the company’s way of appreciating Nigeria’s flying passengers during the country’s challenging time, which also coincided with the Yuletide.
The gesture, according to him, has commenced and is expected to end in mid-February 2025. The company aims to give back to Nigerians and support them during the Christmas and New Year season.
Airlines displayed different ticket prices for Nigerian routes on their various purchasing websites. Many passengers have abandoned flying because of the exorbitant airfares in the country.
Sanusi said, “We have understood the pains Nigerians have been going through because of the economic hardship, the high prices of tickets, and the holiday season is nearby.
“So, Aero Contractors has decided to announce a Christmas initiative, we call them, pocket-friendly Christmas prices. These prices are designed to allow Nigerians to travel to all our destinations without paying too much.
“And this is in the spirit of giving, which is the spirit of Christmas. We believe that as a company, this is just a very old history of understanding its customers. We believe it’s time for us to give back to our customers.
“Our prices will start from 80,000 to all of our destinations, and we intend to make it affordable to the flying public. And this is to allow the flying public/families to meet their loved ones during this Christmas season.”
The airline boss further said the company did not just take the reduction decision without delight checks, assuring that the new price would still leave a profit for the company.
He emphasised that with the company’s three aircraft, it would sufficiently operate all its routes adding that Aero intends to “continue to be modestly reliable”.
