Nigerians’ ‘Japa’ dreams help drive Int’l airlines ticket sales to $1.1bn in 2022

As more young Nigerians pursue their dreams abroad, international airlines, travel agencies realized a whopping $1.1 billion from ticket sales in 2022.

Bankole Bernard, chairman of the Airlines and Passengers’ Joint Committee (APJC) of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) who disclosed the ticket sales said the foreign airlines were making good money from Nigeria, even though the trapped fund’s challenges still persist.

He added that in the whole of Africa, ticket sales from Nigeria are still the highest.