National Bureau of Statistics in its recent release says numbers of passengers using Nigerian airports in the year 2016 increased despite the fact that the country was experiencing recession.
Despite reccession, NBS says passengers using Nigerian airports in the year 2016 increased
ZENITHBLOG.com reports that this also comes despite the fact that several airlines had operational issues, and either cut back on services provided or stopped operations entirely.
NBS in its release says: “However, despite the recession which may have been expected to reduce demand for travel, the number of passengers using most airports increased. The fall in output was likely to be more a reflection of increased costs of operations, rather than decreased demand.
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“Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA) in Lagos was the airport to record the most activity, and accounted for 34.2% of domestic passengers, 69.1% of international passengers, 91.7% of cargo movement and 76.9% of mail movement.
Going further, NBS says: “In 2016, the total number of passengers to pass
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“However, since the publication of the last report, FAAN has included data on passengers travelling through more airports, including Bauchi, Eket, Gombe and Uyo. Together, the newly included airports accounted for 667,877 passengers in 2016, or 4.4% of the total.
Meanwhile, in the video below by ZENITHBLOG.com, Muhammadu Sanusi II, Emir of Kano, in his key note address during the opening ceremony of Kaduna state’s investment programme titled ‘Promoting Investment Amidst Economic Challenges’ blasts Nigerian leaders.
Watch the video:
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