Air passengers arriving at Nigeria’s major international gateways are facing severe logistical crisis and skyrocketing ground transportation costs following a decision by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to suspend e-hailing platforms, including Uber and Bolt, from airport precincts.
A visit by BusinessDay to Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) on Wednesday showed the operational disruption has triggered vehicle shortages and price surges by registered airport cab operators at both Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos and Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja.
Andrew Bamidele, a cab operator using the FAAN ACHRAMS app told BusinessDay that the new FAAN’s Airport Car Hire Rank Management System, (ACHRAMS) app introduced by FAAN is the direct cause of the spike in price since FAAN also takes charges for every destination covered.
Under the new fare structure, traditional airport cab operators at MMIA are charging between N55,000 and N70,000 for trips to destinations beyond Lekki Phase 2—a journey that previously averaged N25,000 to N35,000 on e-haliing platforms.
For shorter routes within the Ikeja business district, airport cabs are demanding up to N30,000, representing a 275 percent increase over the N8,000 average previously offered by e-hailing drivers.
