{"id":7012,"date":"2013-07-24T07:25:13","date_gmt":"2013-07-24T07:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-news\/nigeria-scarcity-of-aviation-fuel-delays-flights\/"},"modified":"2013-07-24T07:25:13","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T07:25:13","slug":"nigeria-scarcity-of-aviation-fuel-delays-flights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/disnaija.com\/nigeria-scarcity-of-aviation-fuel-delays-flights\/","title":{"rendered":"Nigeria: Scarcity of aviation fuel delays flights"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The scarcity of aviation fuel being experienced by airlines in Nigeria is causing flight delays in some airports across the country, an official has said.<\/p>\n

The Managing Director of IRS Airlines, Mr Yemi Dada, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

“I can confirm to you that aviation fuel is scarce and it can impact on airline operations if the scarcity persists.<\/p>\n

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“Although, the price has not increased, the product is not available now. Aviation fuel sells for between N160 and N180 per litre.<\/p>\n

“We are appealing to the fuel marketers to make the product available,” Dada said.<\/p>\n

An aviation stakeholder, who asked for anonymity, told NAN that the situation had continued to persist in the past two days.<\/p>\n

“Domestic airlines have been grappling with the challenge and it may worsen in the days ahead,\u2019\u2019 the source said.<\/p>\n

The source hinted that the scarcity of aviation fuel, popularly called “Jet A-1\u2019\u2019, had continued to affect major flights into and out of the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport in Abuja.<\/p>\n

“Most airlines have now had to go to airports in Kano and other places to source for aviation fuel, thereby impacting negatively on their operations,\u2019\u2019 the source said.<\/p>\n

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