Domestic air travel in Nigeria faced significant schedule disruptions in August 2026, with airlines recording 4,765 flight delays and 36 cancellations, according to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
The figures, contained in the NCAA’s summary of domestic airline flight disruption operations for August and published on the regulator’s official X handle on Sunday, showed that 15 airlines operated 7,961 flights during the month, with a substantial number failing to operate as scheduled.
Air Peace recorded the highest number of delayed flights, with 1,330 delays out of 1,864 flights operated during the period. This represents a delay rate of 71.4 per cent.
United Nigeria recorded the highest delay rate among the airlines listed, with 943 of its 1,231 flights delayed. The carrier also recorded eight cancellations, the highest number reported by any airline in August.
Enugu Air recorded 582 delays from 878 flights and four cancellations.
The NCAA said 2,801 flights were delayed between 16 minutes and one hour, while 1,322 experienced delays lasting between one and two hours.
A further 407 flights were delayed for between two and three hours, while 235 flights suffered delays of three hours or more.
Air Peace accounted for 108 of the 235 delays lasting at least three hours, followed by Enugu Air with 46 and United Nigeria with 41.
At the other end of the performance table, the NCAA commended Umza Air for recording the best performance among the listed carriers. The airline had 52 delays from 403 flights and recorded no cancellations.
Xe Jet followed with 40 delays from 127 flights.
Other airlines also recorded varying levels of disruption. Aero had 246 delays from 469 flights, Arik recorded 188 delays from 301 flights, Ibom Air had 254 delays from 560 flights, while Max Air recorded 204 delays from 336 flights.
Rano Air recorded 216 delays from 503 flights, Value Jet had 435 delays from 767 flights, Green Africa recorded 114 delays from 226 flights, Overland had 139 delays from 239 flights, and Binani recorded 22 delays from 57 flights.
The NCAA said NG Eagle recorded no operations during the period.
The latest figures highlight the scale of flight disruptions faced by domestic air travellers in August, with thousands of passengers affected by delays ranging from less than an hour to several hours.
