Reduce Your Ticket Prices for Nigerian Travellers, Keyamo Tells Air France-KLM

Reduce Your Ticket Prices for Nigerian Travellers, Keyamo Tells Air France-KLM

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called on Air France-KLM to reduce ticket prices for Nigerian travellers to make air travel more accessible and affordable.

The minister made the call during a meeting with the Air France-KLM delegation, which included Country Manager Christine Quantin, Key Account Manager of the Commercial Division Antonia Umunna, and Deputy Station Manager Damilola Ogunseye.

Details of the meeting were contained in a statement released by Mr. Tunde Moshood, the Minister’s Special Adviser on Media and Communications, in Lagos on Monday.

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Keyamo emphasised the administration’s open-door policy and collaboration with airlines to improve travel access, urging Air France-KLM to match their Nigerian ticket prices with those in neighbouring regions for competitive pricing.

Earlier in 2024, when Air Peace, a Nigerian owned airline introduced fares much lower than those of foreign airlines on the Lagos-London route,  international airlines were forced to lower their prices even further.

Air Peace Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Allen Onyema described the tactic as an attempt by foreign airlines to drive Air Peace out of business, accusing them of pricing tickets below their break-even points.