# United Nigeria Airlines commercial chief urges Nigeria to cut aviation taxes to lower airfares

Adedayo Olawuyi of United Nigeria Airlines urges Nigeria's government to lower aviation taxes and charges to reduce air travel costs.

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Adedayo Olawuyi, Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, urged the Federal Government of Nigeria at the AeroWest conference in Lagos to reduce aviation charges and taxes to make air travel more affordable. [^1]

Aviation experts project that Nigerian airlines could generate $1 billion annually by fully developing the air travel market across West and Central Africa. [^2]

Olawuyi said airlines in Nigeria have grounded aircraft because of a lack of available pilots, and that pilot training costs are high. [^3]

Olawuyi said fuel prices rose from N900 in December 2025 to N3,000 in 2026, a cost airlines have absorbed. [^4]

Olawuyi said high aviation charges increase ticket costs and that tax reduction is a critical intervention needed to improve air travel affordability. [^5]

Adedayo Olawuyi explained that ticket prices reflect deep structural problems as airlines sell tickets in Naira while their biggest expenses are in foreign currency, forcing them to absorb significant losses. [^6]

Adedayo Olawuyi, Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, stated that high taxes undermine domestic and regional markets in Africa by increasing ticket costs. [^7]

Central and Western Africa posted a 15.7 per cent to 16.9 per cent year-on-year regional capacity growth rate globally according to Official Airline Guide (OAG) schedule data. [^8]

## What this stands on

1. Adedayo Olawuyi, Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, urged the Federal Government of Nigeria at the AeroWest conference in Lagos to reduce aviation charges and taxes to make air travel more affordable. (Businessday NG, News)
2. Aviation experts project that Nigerian airlines could generate $1 billion annually by fully developing the air travel market across West and Central Africa. (allAfrica.com, News)
3. Olawuyi said airlines in Nigeria have grounded aircraft because of a lack of available pilots, and that pilot training costs are high. (Businessday NG, News)
4. Olawuyi said fuel prices rose from N900 in December 2025 to N3,000 in 2026, a cost airlines have absorbed. (Businessday NG, News)
5. Olawuyi said high aviation charges increase ticket costs and that tax reduction is a critical intervention needed to improve air travel affordability. (Businessday NG, News)
6. Adedayo Olawuyi explained that ticket prices reflect deep structural problems as airlines sell tickets in Naira while their biggest expenses are in foreign currency, forcing them to absorb significant losses. (allAfrica.com, News)
7. Adedayo Olawuyi, Chief Commercial Officer of United Nigeria Airlines, stated that high taxes undermine domestic and regional markets in Africa by increasing ticket costs. (allAfrica.com, News)
8. Central and Western Africa posted a 15.7 per cent to 16.9 per cent year-on-year regional capacity growth rate globally according to Official Airline Guide (OAG) schedule data. (allAfrica.com, News)

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