The
troubled Nigerian airline, Arik Air, has once again topped the list of
airlines in flight delays, while British Airways leads in missing
luggage among local and international airlines operating in Nigeria.
In
October and November 2016, Arik Air, according to a summary complaints
list received from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), had 307
delays out of 438 international flights, meaning 70 percent of the
airline’s flights were delayed.
The airline also had 190 cases of
missing and/or delayed luggage arrival in the period under review and
the highest number of complaints of discourtesy.
Out of the 438
flights operated by the airline, it ferried a total number of 16,335
inbound passengers while it had 16,393 outbound passengers within the
period.
Domestically, Arik Air also led the table with 1,660
flights and recorded 1,020 delays. The airline cancelled 45 flights,
made two air returns and airlifted 209,288 passengers in October 2016.
Air Peace came second with 898 flights, 489 delays and airlifted 173,758 passengers.
Azman
Air operated 343 flights, had 272 delays and carried 53,662 passengers,
while Dana Air operated 578 flights and recorded 318 delays. Dana,
within that period, airlifted 108,329 passengers.
Med-View
Airline operated 307 flights, had 204 delays and airlifted 62,952
passengers while Overland operated 153 flights and recorded 97 delays
and carried 8,191 passengers. FirstNation Airways operated 162 flights,
had 35 delays and airlifted 29,872 passengers.
In all, in the
month of October, there were 4,101 flights, 2,435 delays, 64
cancellations, two air returns, four cases of missing/delayed luggage,
311,431 outbound passengers, and 326,234 inbound passengers.
For
domestic airlines, all the carriers, with the exception of Aero
Contractors, completed 3,903 flights, recording 2,911 delays, 63
cancellations and carried 738,711 passengers in November.
On the
international scene, 26 foreign carriers operated into Nigeria in the
month of October with a total number of flights operated at 1,153.
Out
of the 1,153 flights, international carriers recorded 502 delays, six
cancellations, 270 cases of missing luggage, 1,874 luggage articles
found, 11 cases of pilferage and discourtesy. Altogether, there were
130,904 inbound passengers and 137,215 outbound passengers.
Topping
the list of flight delays and missing luggage cases among the
international carriers was the British mega carrier, British Airways.
The
NCAA in its report recorded a total of 81 cases of missing luggage with
a total of 40 flight delays within two months for British Airways. The
figure represents 49.3 percent of its total flights within the month.
The
British carrier had a total number of 23,029 inbound passengers between
October and November 2016, while outbound statistics stood at 22,696.
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