{"id":7073,"date":"2023-07-09T12:49:45","date_gmt":"2023-07-09T12:49:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=7073"},"modified":"2023-07-09T12:49:45","modified_gmt":"2023-07-09T12:49:45","slug":"10-airlines-most-culpable-for-delayed-flights-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aviation-news.info\/?p=7073","title":{"rendered":"10 airlines most culpable for delayed flights in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"

Larry Madowo was looking forward to travelling to Port Harcourt from Lagos when he got a notification from Air Peace Airlines that his flight will be \u201cdelayed for operational reasons.\u201d Scheduled for 3 p.m. on 23 October 2022, the one-hour flight was delayed for five hours.<\/p>\n

\u201cI sat at the Lagos airport for nearly 5 hours,\u201d said Mr Madowo, CNN\u2019s International Correspondent. \u201cEvery Air Peace flight to a domestic destination was delayed due to operational reasons that day,\u201d he wrote on Twitter.<\/p>\n

The airline replied to Mr Madowo saying \u201cWe do not deliberately delay flights. In fact, it causes a huge strain on our operations but sometimes, such delays are sadly inevitable due to unforeseen circumstances or factors we cannot control.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is not the experience we promise our customers. This was a one-off and we\u2019re unhappy it happened,\u201d the airline added.<\/p>\n

Mr Madowo and several travellers have had their sheer horrible experiences with incessant flight delays in Nigerian airports.<\/p>\n

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Over half of the domestic flights in Nigeria between January and March were delayed, data from the regulator, the\u00a0Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(NCAA) shows. Of the total 18,288 domestic flights within the period, 10,128 were delayed, representing 55 per cent.<\/p>\n

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At 84 per cent, Overland Airlines was the most notorious for delaying flights, according to the NCAA. Azman Airlines and United Airlines trailed Overland, delaying 73 per cent of their flights respectively.<\/p>\n

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Dana Air was behind by 67 per cent while Max Air had 65 per cent of delayed flights.<\/p>\n

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Air Peace, Nigeria\u2019s largest domestic carrier followed, delaying 58 per cent of its flights; Arik Air 57 per cent; and Aero Contractors 56 per cent.<\/p>\n

Ibom Air and Green Africa each had 35 per cent of delayed flights during the period under review.<\/p>\n

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Value Jet recorded the least percentage of delayed flights at 22 per cent.<\/p>\n

As flying remains less than dependable, some passengers say it is important to add some buffer time into your travel schedule to accommodate delays and cancellations.<\/p>\n

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Rabi Mohammed normally avoids Max Airlines (they made her miss a job opportunity four years ago), but the carrier was scheduled for her by an agent, a perfectly timed option for her Sunday trip from Kano to Lagos. So she gave them another chance in May 2022.<\/p>\n

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Unfortunately, the 90-minute flight was delayed for well over nine hours, she said.<\/p>\n

Airlines with the highest number of delayed flights<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In terms of volume, Air Peace delayed 3,754 flights, the highest number of delayed flights in the first three months of the year. The airline also operated 6,521 flights during the period under review, the highest number by domestic airliner.<\/p>\n

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NCAA data shows that Max Airline operated 1,565 flights out of which 1013 flights were delayed, making it the second domestic airline with the highest number of delayed flights in the first quarter of the year.<\/p>\n

Arik Airlines followed with 926 delayed flights out of 1,619 flights it operated while United Airlines delayed at least 910 flights out of its 1,243.<\/p>\n

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Of the 2,312 flights it operated between January and March, State-owned Ibom Air delayed 746 flights. Aero Contractors delayed 624 flights out of a total of 1,123.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, Overland Airline delayed 605 flights out of 719; Dana Air had 474 delayed flights out of 711 while Green Africa delayed 443 out of its total 1,182.<\/p>\n

Azman Airline operated 527 flights and delayed 385 during the first quarter of the year. Value Jet had a total of 766 flights. It delayed 248 of that number.<\/p>\n

The NCAA report also stated that 2,791,591 passengers passed through the nation\u2019s domestic airports in the first quarter of 2023, data shows.<\/p>\n

It indicates that, of the 2,791,591 passengers, 1,391,560 were inbound and 1,400,031 outbound.<\/p>\n

The NCAA\u2019s latest data shows that schedule changes and marathon delays are wreaking havoc on passengers\u2019 plans and stress levels, and yet they show no signs of stopping.<\/p>\n

The Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations (Nig.CARs) 2015 which is being amended guarantees that passengers get full refunds when their flights are delayed or cancelled.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery passenger shall, before purchasing any ticket for a contract of carriage by the air carrier or its agents, be entitled to the full, fair, and clear disclosure of all the terms and conditions of the carriage about to be purchased.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe disclosure shall include, among others, documents required to be presented at check-in, provisions on check-in deadlines, refund and rebooking policies, and procedures and responsibility for delayed and\/or cancelled flights,\u201d the regulations said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Larry Madowo was looking forward to travelling to Port Harcourt from Lagos when he got a notification from Air Peace Airlines that his flight will be \u201cdelayed for operational reasons.\u201d Scheduled for 3 p.m. on 23 October 2022, the one-hour flight was delayed for five hours. \u201cI sat at the Lagos airport for nearly 5 …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7074,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[102,88],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-featured-en","category-flights"],"yoast_head":"\n10 airlines most culpable for delayed flights in Nigeria - 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