Quantum Travels, one of Nigeria’s leading travel management companies, has launched private charter evacuation flights from London to Lagos and Lagos to London.
The charter flight, which costs $3,500, according to the company, will be operated once a week. At the current exchange rate of N386 to a dollar, passengers will be paying N1.35 million for this charter evacuation flight.
Compared to $2,000 charged by airlines for a one-way evacuation flight, which amounts to N772,000 at the current exchange rate, according to BusinessDay’s checks, the $3,500 charged by Quantum Travels is relatively high.
But a source at Quantum Travels told BusinessDay that the reason for the relatively high cost is because it is a business class flight with a maximum of 30 persons on board.
The source said the flight, which is strictly for citizens and resident permit holders, will be operated once in a week.
Passengers are required to get COVID-19 negative tests to get on the flight, the source said.