Domestic Airlines Cancel Flights As Aviation Fuel Supply Drops

Many flights scheduled for the weekend were either cancelled or delayed as the nation’s aviation industry faces another bout of aviation fuel, JET A1 scarcity.

This is the third time the airlines are experiencing scarcity of aviation fuel in six months, beginning in February in 2016. The last was in May, shortly after the federal government removed subsidy on the premium motor spirit.

According to a source at the airport, out of four flights scheduled for Saturday, First Nation Airways cancelled two, while Aerocontractors cancelled four flights. Leadership reports.

The source, however hinted that Med-View was able to put up a fairer performance, perhaps due to plenty of fuel already in storage of the airline before the shortfall.

“The trend is likely to continue on Monday (today) through the week because there has not any sign of improvement in the supply of fuel and even those airlines that did well this weekend are not likely to be able to maintain the tempo this week as they too would have run short of fuel,” the source said.

Arik Air, over the weekend said the situation was critical in Lagos and Abuja, its operational hubs, warning that if the situation was not addressed, more flights could be delayed or cancelled.