Travel agents, under the aegis of National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), have condemned cross-border trading of tickets, a situation whereby agencies outside the shores of the country purchased tickets for flights emanating from, or destined for, Nigeria at the expense of local operators.
The travel agents decried the situation because the forex Nigeria would have earned now went to other countries. They said such tickets seemed attractive because they could be cheaper than other categories of tickets, but when the traveller has issues, like skipping flight (no show), such ticket might not be renewed.
National President of NANTA, Yinka Folani, made the association’s grouse known yesterday in Lagos during its 49th Annual General Meeting (AGM).