The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) yesterday said average airfare rose by 0.25per cent from October 2021 to November 2021.
This was made known in a document titled: “Transport Fare Watch (November 2021).”
According to NBS, “the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by 0.25 percent on a month-on-month basis from N36,932.43 in October to N37,022.97 in November 2021.”
NBS said this report shows Transport Fare for November 2021 covering the following categories: bus journey within the city per drop constant route; bus journey intercity, state route, charge per person; air fare charge for specified routes single journey; journey by motorcycle (Okada) per drop; and water way passenger transport.
The document noted that the average fare paid by air passengers for specified routes single journey increased by 0.25 percent on a month-on-month basis from N36,932.43 in October to N37,022.97 in November 2021.
NBS said on a year-on-year basis, the fare rose by 1.99 percent from N36,301.74 in November 2020 to N37,022.97 in November 2021.
NBS: “The average fare paid by commuters for bus journey intercity stood at N2,644.50 in November 2021 indicating an increase of 0.38 per cent on a month-on-month basis when compared to the value of N2,634.46 in October 2021.”