NBS: Air Transportation Posts Positive Growth in 2018

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4c27afa3 air plane cartoon NBS: Air Transportation Posts Positive Growth in 2018

James Emejo in Abuja

The total number of passengers who passed through Nigerian airports has reached 17,230,438 in 2018, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).

According to the Air Transportation Data 2018 posted by the statistical agency on its website, a total number of international passengers who passed through Nigerian airports increased to 4,438,799 in 2018 as against 4,056,717 passengers in 2017, representing 9.42 per cent growth rate.

Similarly, the total number of domestic passengers, who passed through Nigerian airports, hit 12,791,639 in 2018 as against 10,383,452 passengers in 2017, indicating a 23.19 per cent growth rate.

According to the NBS, aircraft traffic reached 290,328 in the reviewed year.

In 2018, the total number of international aircraft which operated at the airports was 55,961 compared to 40,328 aircraft in 2017, representing 38.92 per cent growth rate.

In addition, a total number of domestic aircraft…



Source: Thisday Newspaper