…Gets 200,000 litres instead of 500,000 litres daily
…Might pass cost to passengers
This might not be the best of time for flying public
travelling to spend the Christmas and New Year’s holidays with their family
members.
This is due to Arik Air’s announcement of the shortage of
aviation fuel (Jet A1).
The airline in statement issued in Lagos alerted passengers
of worsening aviation fuel supply leading to flights delays and some
cancellations at airports across the country.
Explaining the lingering scarcity that has been going on
for some time, Arik said: “The fuel scarcity which has been on for several days
is becoming more intense with the inability of approved major fuel marketers to
meet the demands of airline especially at this time when maximum number of
passengers are traveling for the yuletide.”
The scarcity of the product is felt more by Arik because
of the size of its fleet vis-à-vis the volume of fuel consumption. “The largest airline operator has been
operating over 100 daily flights and therefore experiences a larger impact of
this scarcity compared to other airlines. The airline requires a daily supply
of approximately 500,000 liters for its operations but it has been getting
between 180,000 and 200,000 over the past 10 days which has severely impacted the
scheduled flight operations,” it said.
Despite the abrupt and random fuel price increase by some
marketers, which the airline may be forced to pass on to its customers, the
product supply still remains epileptic.
Arik said it is “appealing for the understanding of its
passengers who have been booked to travel on its flights. Passengers are also
advised to always visit the airline’s website, www.arikair.com or contact the
Call Center on 01 2799999 for information about their flights.”
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