Domestic Airlines Delay 60% Of August Flights – NCAA

Domestic airlines delayed 59.9 per cent of their flights operated in August 2026, with 4,765 flights delayed and another 36 cancelled, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has disclosed.

The regulator, in its summary of domestic airline flight disruption operations for August released on Sunday, said 15 carriers operated 7,961 flights during the month, with roughly six in every 10 flights failing to operate on schedule.

Air Peace recorded the highest number of delayed flights, with 1,330 of its 1,864 flights delayed, representing 71.4 per cent of its operations.

United Nigeria Airlines recorded the highest delay rate among the carriers, with 943 of its 1,231 flights delayed, representing 76.6 per cent. The airline also recorded eight cancellations, the highest number during the month.

Enugu Air followed with 582 delays out of 878 flights, representing 66.3 per cent, in addition to four cancellations.

Among the other carriers, Value Jet recorded 435 delays from 767 flights, representing 56.7 per cent, while Aero had 246 delays out of 469 flights, or 52.5 per cent.

Green Africa recorded 114 delays from 226 flights, representing 50.4 per cent, while Overland had 139 delays out of 239 flights, or 58.2 per cent.

Ibom Air recorded 254 delays from 560 flights, representing 45.4 per cent, while Max Air had 204 delays from 336 flights, or 60.7 per cent.

Rano Air recorded 216 delays from 503 flights, representing 42.9 per cent, while Arik had 188 delays from 301 flights, or 62.5 per cent.

Xe Jet recorded 40 delays from 127 flights, representing 31.5 per cent, while Binani had 22 delays from 57 flights, or 38.6 per cent.

Umza Air recorded the best performance among the carriers, with 52 delays from 403 flights, representing 12.9 per cent, and no cancellations.

According to the NCAA, 2,801 of the delayed flights were held up for between 16 minutes and one hour, while 1,322 experienced delays lasting between one and two hours.

Another 407 flights were delayed for between two and three hours, while 235 experienced delays of three hours or more.

Air Peace accounted for 108 of the 235 longest delays, followed by Enugu Air with 46 and United Nigeria with 41.

The NCAA said NG Eagle recorded no operations during the period.