{"id":29388,"date":"2021-01-29T14:50:20","date_gmt":"2021-01-29T14:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/staging\/7701\/?p=29388"},"modified":"2023-10-16T15:27:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-16T15:27:28","slug":"aviation-review-air-passenger-statistics-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/aviation-review-air-passenger-statistics-in-nigeria\/","title":{"rendered":"Air Passenger Statistics in Nigeria &#8211; Visualizing Ten Years of Data"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"height: 54px; width: 98.3113%; border-collapse: collapse;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr style=\"height: 87px;\">\n<td style=\"width: 100%; background-color: #02030f; height: 54px; text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial Nova Light;\">Why We L\ud83d\udc40ked Into This \u00bb<\/span>\ud83c\udfa8<\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #ffffff;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;\">The Abuja airport had been closed for renovation works but what airports are the most viable? What airports have the highest traffic? Where do Nigerians travel to the most?\u00a0<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Air Passenger Traffic in Nigeria (10 Years)<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3125\" src=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/staging\/7701\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Passenger-Traffic-Nigeria-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"768\" height=\"768\" srcset=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Passenger-Traffic-Nigeria-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Passenger-Traffic-Nigeria-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Passenger-Traffic-Nigeria-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Passenger-Traffic-Nigeria-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Passenger-Traffic-Nigeria.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Before the pandemic, there were annual increases in both local and international travel &#8211; air travel had almost hit a total of 18 million passengers.<\/li>\n<li>In 2012, the Federal Government approved contracts to remodel the Nation&#8217;s Airports &#8211; the international terminals at Lagos, Kano, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Enugu<\/li>\n<li>The Abuja airport was closed in March 2017 for 6 weeks in order to carry out repairs on the runway.<\/li>\n<li>COVID-19 impacted air travel globally leading to a decline in activity.<\/li>\n<li>Due to the pandemic, international flights were <a href=\"https:\/\/ncaa.gov.ng\/media-center\/news\/update-on-clarification-of-flight-restriction-into-nigeria-due-to-covid-19-pandemic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">barred<\/a> from March 23, 2020 to September 5 2020.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Air Passenger Traffic in Nigeria for International Travel<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3121 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/staging\/7701\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Data available from FAAN show that Lagos, Abuja, Kano and Port Harcourt Airports are the most active for international travel.<\/li>\n<li>Lagos Airport consistently accounts for more than 50% of monthly international flights.<\/li>\n<li>Lagos Airport&#8217;s monthly percentage reduces in the period leading to and after hajj pilgrimage.<\/li>\n<li>The most active months for all airports is during hajj pilgrimage.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3122\" src=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/staging\/7701\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19_2-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19_2-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19_2-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19_2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19_2-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Air-Traffic-International_Nigeria13-19_2.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Abuja airport was closed in March 2017 for 6 weeks in order to carry out repairs on the runway. This led to the low activity in march and April of that year.<\/li>\n<li>Since 2014, Kano overtook the Port Harcourt Airport has the 3rd most active airport for international travel.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Nigeria&#8217;s Share of Global Air Passenger Travel\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3124\" src=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/staging\/7701\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Nigeria-Share-of-international-travel-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"823\" height=\"823\" srcset=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Nigeria-Share-of-international-travel-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Nigeria-Share-of-international-travel-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Nigeria-Share-of-international-travel-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Nigeria-Share-of-international-travel-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Nigeria-Share-of-international-travel.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 823px) 100vw, 823px\" \/><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Africa accounts for the lowest traffic in international travel but also accounts for the highest percentage for business and professional trips (UNWTO).<\/li>\n<li>Nigeria&#8217;s share of international travel is less than 0.50%. According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iata.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IATA<\/a>, Africa is the largest market<br \/>\nfor passenger flows to and from Nigeria.<\/li>\n<li>From 2016, this reduced to about 0.25% and the lowest recorded in 2020 due to the global impact of the pandemic.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Frequent International Destinations Booked by Nigerians<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-3123\" src=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/staging\/7701\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Frequent-Travel-Routes-by-Nigerians-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"829\" height=\"829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Frequent-Travel-Routes-by-Nigerians-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Frequent-Travel-Routes-by-Nigerians-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Frequent-Travel-Routes-by-Nigerians-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Frequent-Travel-Routes-by-Nigerians-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/provisioservices.com\/staging\/6461\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Frequent-Travel-Routes-by-Nigerians.png 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 829px) 100vw, 829px\" \/><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Cities within The United States and United Kingdom are popular destinations for Nigerians.<\/li>\n<li>Within Africa, Ghana and South Africa come out top.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why We L\ud83d\udc40ked Into This \u00bb\ud83c\udfa8 The Abuja airport had been closed for renovation works but what airports are the most viable? 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