No Nigerian Airline Makes 2026 Global Top 10 In Africa

Nigeria’s domestic airlines have been shut out of Africa’s top 10 carriers in the 2026 Skytrax World Airline Awards, underscoring the challenges confronting the country’s aviation industry amid rising operating costs, weak passenger purchasing power and mounting pressure on airline capacity.
None of Nigeria’s nine scheduled domestic airlines featured in the continental ranking, which was led by Ethiopian Airlines, according to the 2026 Skytrax awards.
The absence comes as local carriers grapple with high aviation fuel prices, foreign exchange constraints, expensive aircraft maintenance, multiple industry charges and subdued demand, factors that aviation experts say are limiting their ...