In total, 7,503,408 passengers passed through Nigerian airports in the first half of 2018, this is a 23.9percent growth from the 6,054,319 passengers recorded in the first half of 2017, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, (NBS).
This significant growth in both the first and second quarters of 2018 was mainly driven by the increased passenger traffic through Abuja airports, compared with the same period in 2017 when the Abuja airport was closed during the period for runway improvements.
There was also a boost in passenger traffic in March 2018 when total air passenger was recorded at 1,721,224 (797,608 arrivals and 923,616 departures), a 62percent jump from the average passenger traffic from the previous two months (January & February 2018).
The total number of air passengers declined in the second quarter of 2018 from the first quarter by 4.90percent, standing at 3,657,555. Nevertheless, the recorded total passenger in Q2 indicates a robust year-on-year growth (of 15.24percent) from the same quarter in the last year.
In total, 7,503,408 passengers passed through Nigerian airports in the first half of 2018, this is a 23.9percent growth from the 6,054,319 passengers recorded in the first half of 2017.
According to NBS, this significant growth in both the first and second quarters of 2018 was mainly driven by the increased passenger traffic through Abuja airports, compared with the same period in 2017 when the Abuja airport was closed during the period for runway improvements.
There was also a boost in passenger traffic in March 2018 when total air passenger was recorded at 1,721,224 (797,608 arrivals and 923,616 departures), a 62percent jump from the average passenger traffic from the previous two months (January & February 2018).
The total number of air passengers declined in the second quarter of 2018 from the first quarter by 4.90percent, standing at 3,657,555. Nevertheless, the recorded total passenger in Q2 indicates a robust year-on-year growth (of 15.24percent) from the same quarter in the last year.
Of the 7,503,408 total passengers (arrival and departures) recorded in the first half of 2018, which 27.59percent (5,433,145 passengers) traversed through the nation’s international airports and 72.41percent(2,070,263) through the various domestic airports.
Lagos and Abuja’s international and domestic airports accounted for 73.4percent of total air traffic passengers in Q2 2018, a decline in their combined market share in Q1 2018 (77.9percent) but an increase in combined market share over the same period last year (Q2 2017).
