United Nigeria Airlines Introduces instalment payment for tickets

United Nigeria Airlines Company Limited has introduced a payment system that will boost the capacity of its passengers to fly the airline at a minimally cost.

The new payment system, known as Pay Small Small (PSS), will allow passengers to plan for their trips through instalment payments for tickets.

According to the airline, the payment system is offered to the travelling public in partnership with Kalabash, a payment solutions company.

A statement by the airline said the PSS service “will be available for all United Nigeria Airlines passengers and will give them access to great travel deals, allowing them to lock down the best prices by paying as little as 25 percent of the total cost as down payment and splitting the balance into convenient instalments from 24hrs to 6 months, starting from 18th November 2022.”

It noted that the “PSS service is very straightforward, with no credit checks or scrutiny necessary.”

It further stated that “PSS is a flexible travel payment plan that is designed with experienced and intending travellers in mind.”

Speaking at the unveiling of the PSS system recently in Lagos, Obiora Okonkwo, the Chairman of United Nigeria Airlines, said the airline will do its best to offer its clients opportunities that will make travelling seamless for them.

According to him “we are continually looking for opportunities and collaborations that will foster innovation, happiness, and convenience for our loyal customer base”.

Also commenting, Ladi Ojuri, the Chief Executive Officer of Kalabash, said the PSS system will ease the burden of a one-off payment for travel on United Nigeria Airlines.

“Technology, in our opinion, has the power to drastically alter daily life in Africa. We are thrilled to have partnered with United Nigeria Airlines to meet its travellers’ demands for a payment solution to make travel convenient and affordable given the current economic climate of the country”, he said.

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha

Ifeoma Okeke-Korieocha is the Aviation Correspondent at BusinessDay Media Limited, publishers of BusinessDay Newspapers. She is also the Deputy Editor, BusinessDay Weekender Magazine, the Saturday Weekend edition of BusinessDay. She holds a BSC in Mass Communication from the prestigious University of Nigeria, Nsukka and a Masters degree in Marketing at the University of Lagos. As the lead writer on the aviation desk, Ifeoma is responsible and in charge of the three weekly aviation and travel pages in BusinessDay and BDSunday. She also overseas and edits all pages of BusinessDay Saturday Weekender. She has written various investigative, features and news stories in aviation and business related issues and has been severally nominated for award in the category of Aviation Writer of the Year by the Nigeria Media Nite-Out awards; one of the Nigeria’s most prestigious media awards ceremonies. Ifeoma is a one-time winner of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Award under the 'Aviation Writer of the Year' Category. She is the 2025 Eloy Award winner under the Print Media Journalist category. She has undergone several journalism trainings by various prestigious organisations. Ifeoma is also a fellow of the Female Reporters Leadership Fellowship of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism.