Arik Air Announces Reduction Of Flights Over Scarcity Of Aviation Fuel

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On Wednesday, Arik Air has announced that they would be reducing their amount of flights due to the lingering scarcity of aviation fuel, JET A1.

The announcement was made via a statement by the airline’s Communications Manager, Mr. Ola Adebanji, in Lagos.

According to the airline, the scarcity of aviation fuel started developing last week when the major oil marketers began to ration supply of the product to airlines.

It reads; “With a daily fuel need of about 500,000 litres and an average of over 100 daily flights, Arik Air is mostly affected by this scarcity which is the fourth this year alone.”

“One of the airline’s flights to Johannesburg on Tuesday had to be routed via Port Harcourt to pick up fuel. As a result of the worsening supply situation of aviation fuel, Arik Air has announced further reduction in flights from Nov. 16 to cope with the fresh scarcity.’’

 “This development has started taking its toll on Arik Air due to the airline’s large scale operations, with flights being delayed across the country and, in some cases, cancelled especially for airports without airfield lighting.” Mr Oyebanji said.

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