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Nigerian airlines plan shutdown over soaring fuel costs

Nigerian airlines plan shutdown over soaring fuel costs

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00:00Nigerian airlines have threatened to suspend flight operations starting April 20th due to rising jet fuel prices.
00:08The airline operators of Nigeria, which mainly represents domestic carriers, said the cost had risen by about 270% since
00:17late February.
00:18The ongoing war in the Middle East has caused a global surge in the price of oil and fuel, especially
00:23due to the restriction of the Strait of Hormuz.
00:26But Nigerian airline operators accused the country's fuel marketers of artificially inflating prices.
00:33In the letter on Tuesday, they said they would halt flights unless prices are lowered.
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