4 months forward of the height journey interval, in December, two home airways, Air Peace and United Nigeria, have jacked up their return ticket costs to N677,000, a scenario prone to throw many travellers into difficulties.
Airfares on japanese routes have surged forward of the Christmas and New Yr rush, with return tickets on Air Peace and United Nigeria Airways now pegged at a staggering N677,000, whereas Ibom Air maintains a comparatively decrease fare of N381,600.
The yuletide season historically information heavy passenger site visitors, particularly to the South-East — Enugu, Anambra, and Imo, the one japanese states accessible by air. This yr, consultants warn that fares may climb even increased, with projections of N500,000 for one-way tickets as demand peaks.
On the affected routes — Lagos and Abuja to Owerri, Enugu, Anambra, Port Harcourt, and Asaba — fares are already mirrored on the airways’ official reserving platforms.
Air Peace has set its one-way fare at N350,500 from December 1, 2025, by way of January 30, 2026.
United Nigeria will cost the identical fare from December 11 till year-end, earlier than lowering one-way tickets on choose routes to N150,000 from January 1, 2026.
Ibom Air stays the most affordable on the japanese hall, with return fares at N381,600.
Curiously, northern routes seem much less affected by the yuletide spike. As an illustration, Air Peace tickets for Lagos–Kano hover round N106,900, although sure days replicate the yuletide charge of N350,500. United Nigeria has fastened Lagos–Kano at N220,499, whereas fares on Lagos–Yola and Lagos–Sokoto additionally replicate festive markups.
Different carriers have adopted swimsuit: Ibom Air’s Lagos–Uyo tickets now price N190,800 (up from N152,700), whereas Arik Air’s Lagos–Port Harcourt fares will rise to N191,997 between December 10 and 28, earlier than dropping again to N140,617.
