AIR MALTA From Malta, joined Sep 2001, 2364 posts, RR: 1 Posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3248 times:
Nigeria threatens to ban BA and VS if they do not lower their air fares between London and Nigeria to the levels charged on flights to neighboring Ghana...
Nigeria is at it again... Let's see who wins this time.
jetblast From United States of America, joined Nov 2004, 1198 posts, RR: 11 Reply 1, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 19 hours ago) and read 3214 times:
Nigerian government must be bored again, trying to promote their precious Arik. Big surprise. BA/VS will refuse to pay up, Nigeria will give up, and we'll do it all again in a few months.
jfk777 From United States of America, joined Aug 2006, 7348 posts, RR: 7 Reply 5, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2662 times:
Quoting ogepma (Reply 4): What bothers me is that Arik charges similar if not more than both VS and BA. I don't understand the whole scenario
vinniewinnie From United States of America, joined Nov 2005, 727 posts, RR: 0 Reply 6, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 14 hours ago) and read 2662 times:
Why are fares more expensive? I mean there is the law of Supply and Demand obviously but still. If the Nigerian government wants fares to go down I guess it needs to increase the number of flights permitted between the two countries surely!
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52 Reply 7, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2543 times:
Well, this thread came just in time for me. I was just going to book my flight on AA from DFW-LHR, then on BA from LHR-LOS, tonight, then back after I take care of personal business there.
You see I got this e-mail the other day from a guy who works in the National Nigerian Bank that my father had an affair in Lagos many years ago, that produced a child, my half brother. He became a very successful businessman in the oil industry there and also owns a construction compnay. He was unfortunately killed 2 years ago in a tragic car accident that also claimed the lives of his wife and children. It appears I an his only living heir. He left more than $900 MILLION USD in their bank and they want me to claim it.
So I must delay my trip to LOS now pending the outcome of the BA/VS situation in Nigeria.
RyanairGuru From Australia, joined Oct 2006, 2525 posts, RR: 2 Reply 8, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 6 days 13 hours ago) and read 2518 times:
What is somewhat surprising about this is that the Nigerian Government isn't made up of idiots. The finance minister is a highly respected economist and has been tipped for nomination for President of the World Bank. Even if the aviation minister is friends with the cousin of the wife of the CEO of Arik, I'm sure that the Finance Minister would want to tell them to shut up since it is obviously far from in Nigeria's economic interests to have this constant uncertainty about flights.
KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11708 posts, RR: 52 Reply 9, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 5 days 23 hours ago) and read 2020 times:
ssublyme From United States of America, joined Dec 2008, 503 posts, RR: 0 Reply 16, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1109 times:
I think most are not aware of the 'stated issue' which is that for premium seats, there is a huge disparity between flights to Nigeria and flights to similarly distant West African countries.
The thought being, if economy seats don't have such a price disparity between say a flight from LHR - LOS & LHR - ACC, why such a disparity btw the same two flights, with regards to premium seats? What justifies the price disparity? Apparently the arguement by BA & VS that "they charge what the market will pay" is not an acceptable response as Nigerian govt feels passengers are being gouged.
flyingcaT From United States of America, joined May 2007, 510 posts, RR: 0 Reply 18, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 17 hours ago) and read 1066 times:
So according to this article the focus is not on economy but on First and Business class seats.
Sounds like they are complaining about their own ticket prices as the general public only cares about Y.
In a way this is a slap to Arik as they are basically complainig about foreign ticket prices being to high. Seems Arik is in lower demadn than BA or VS.
They do know in a market economy that if an airline charge more and carry the same amount they should do it.
Don't they????
I know for a fact many of the officials have been to colleges in the US and UK.
ssublyme From United States of America, joined Dec 2008, 503 posts, RR: 0 Reply 19, posted (1 year 1 month 3 weeks 4 days 16 hours ago) and read 991 times:
I would argue there is no true market economy (in the true sense of the definition) practiced anywhere in the world. Atleast not to the extent of a free market. Just some freer than others.
Quoting flyingcaT (Reply 18): They do know in a market economy that if an airline charge more and carry the same amount they should do it.
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