Domestic airlines are currently groaning under acute scarcity of aviation fuel, popularly called Jet A1, with only few operators getting supplies from marketers. This is just as the Chief Executive Officer of Cleanserve Energy, a major marketer of Jet A1, Mr Chris Ndulle, told Vanguard that the current price of crude oil in the international market and the raging Ukraine-Russia war have affected price and supply. Vanguard investigation revealed that the price of Jet A1 has been oscillating between N580 and N600 per litre in the last few days, compared to the N450 it was previously sold. An official of one of the domestic airlines, who does not want to be named, told Vanguard, yesterday, that “the price of jet A1 touched N600 yesterday, reason those who have been keeping quiet shouted.” The high cost of aviation fuel, which accounts for almost 40 per cent of airline’s […]