Average Air Fare Increases by 18.54% YoY in December 2020 - NBS

Tuesday, January19, 2021 / 12:10 PM / by NBS / Header Image Credit: NBS

The Transport Fare Watch report for December 2020covers the following categories namely bus journey within the city per dropconstant route; bus journey intercity, state route, the charge per person;airfare charge for specified routes single journey; journey by motorcycle(Okada) per drop; and waterway passenger transport.

Average fare paid by commuters for bus journeywithin the city increased by 6.18% month-on-month and by 78.50% year-on-year toN354.49 in December 2020 from N333.86 in November 2020. States with the highestbus journey fare within city were Zamfara (N600.50), Bauchi (N526.30), andCross River (N458.07) while States with lowest bus journey fare within citywere Abia (N200.50), Anambra (N242.23), and Borno (N243.12).

Average fare paid by commuters for bus journeyintercity increased by 4.98% month-on-month and by 41.14% year-on-year toN2,532.19 in December 2020 from N2,240.66 in November 2020.States with highest bus journey fare intercity were Abuja FCT (N4,415.73), Sokoto(N3,255.20), and Lagos (N3,250.60) while States with lowest bus journey farewithin city were Bayelsa (N1,550.73), Bauchi (N1,600.70), and Akwa Ibom(N1,700.54).

Average fare paid by air passengers for specifiedroutes single journey increased by 0.42% month-on-month and by 18.54%year-on-year to N36,454.59 in December 2020 from N36,301.74 in November2020. States with highest air fare were Anambra (N38,700.00), Lagos(N38,550.00), Cross River (N38,500.00) while States with lowest air fare wereAkwa Ibom (N32,600.00), Sokoto (N33,500.00), and Gombe (N34,750.00).

Average fare paid by commuters for journey bymotorcycle per drop increased by 6.14% month-on-month and by 124.73%year-on-year to N293.36 in December 2020 from N276.38 in November 2020. Stateswith highest journey fare by motorcycle per drop were Niger (N1,575.70), Yobe(N397.45) and Imo (N397.42) while states with lowest journey fare by motorcycleper drop were Adamawa (N80.40), Katsina (N130.25) and Kebbi (N146.25).

Average fare paid by passengers for water waypassenger transport increased by 0.19% month-on-month and by 33.56%year-on-year to N758.27 in December 2020 from N756.84 in November 2020. Stateswith highest fare by water way passenger transport were Delta (N2,300.35),Bayelsa (N2,240.00) and Rivers (N2,200.00) while states with lowest fare bywater way passenger transport were Borno (N240.73), Gombe (N293.24) and Kebbi(N349.64).

ClickHere to Download December 2020 Transport Fare Watch PDF Report