Easter: Abuja Airport Records High Traffic

• Also, booking and check-in counters of many airlines were crowded with travelers rushing to board their flights.

The Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on Friday witnessed increased traffic due to huge number of passengers travelling to different parts of the country to celebrate Easter.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) gathered that flights from Abuja to other routes were fully booked before Thursday.

Many of the airline officials who spoke with NAN in separate interviews said there was upsurge in traffic, but ticket fare still remained same.

The Max Air Station Manager, Mr Kehinde Ogunyale, said that more people had chosen to fly home for the Easter celebration than the previous years.

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Ogunyele further said that Max Air also possibly experienced unique increase in passengers due to reduction in flights of some few other airlines.

“Some airlines are not flying while some have reduced aircraft fleet capacity, thereby putting pressure on those that are flying like Max Air.

“Fares are not changed, highest in economy to Lagos is N40,000 while to Kano is N56,500,” he said.

The station manager urged passengers to plan their trips in good time ahead and prepare their minds for likely delays that could occur as a result of bad weather.

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He, however, also maintained the airline’s ticket price was still the same.

“Passengers traffic has been very high before Easter started. Ticket fare has not changed, it is still the same. It is just about law of supply and demand.

“We will advise the passengers to always buy their tickets on time. When you buy ticket in advance, you get cheaper sell,” he said.

“Yes, there’s been an increase in passenger traffic this season, especially to some parts of the country.

“Air Peace is committed to providing safe and best-in-class flight services, especially as we just took delivery of the second of 13 ordered brand new Embraer 195-E2 aircraft,” he said.

Some of the travellers who spoke with NAN commended the local airlines for not increasing their ticket costs due to Easter holiday.

In a related development, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) had assured air passengers and other airport users of maximum safety within the airports during the Easter period.