Air Fare In West Africa Remains Highest Globally, Says ECOWAS

TUESDAY May 6, 2025 |
By thenewsdesk.ng

Air transport fare within the West African sub-region remains the highest anywhere in the world, Mr. Sédiko Douka, ECOWAS Commissioner for Infrastructure, Energy and Digitalization, has said.

Douka also revealed that recent studies conducted by renowned organizations showed that air transportation within West Africa is still less than 10%, which represents the lowest.

He said the situation has become a barrier to the integration of the region.

Douka spoke in Lome on Tuesday, May 6, at the opening of the Sixth Legislature ECOWAS Parliament Delocalised meeting of Joint Committee of Infrastructure, Energy and Mines, Agriculture, Environment and Natural Resources, with the theme: Air transport as a means of integrating the peoples of West Africa: Strategy for reducing the cost of air ticket.

He said the ECOWAS leadership is concerned with the situation and has therefore charged the Commission to coordinate and harmonise the air transport policies, programs, and projects of Member States.