As Aviation Fuel Scarcity Bites Harder, Airlines Cancel Many Flights

As aviation fuel scarcity bites harder, the flight operations of indigenous airlines continue to experience hitches across the country.

It was learnt that many airlines’ flights have been cancelled even as passengers were said to be grumbling over flight cancelation or delays.

An aviation expert, retired Group Captain John Ojikutu, blamed oil marketers for the development, even as he wondered why there was scarcity of Jet A1 in the face of abundant petroleum products.

He stressed the need for the repair of damaged pipelines supplying fuel from Ejigbo and Mosimi depots to Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, where 70 percent of aviation fuel is being consumed. [myad]