UNITED NIGERIA, MAX AIR TOP FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS IN Q3 2025 – NCAA
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By Aishat Momoh. O.
United Nigeria Airlines and Max Air recorded the highest rates of flight cancellations in the third quarter (Q3) of 2025, according to data released by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
In its Q3 2025 flight delay and cancellation performance report, which compared figures with the same period in 2024, the NCAA said United Nigeria Airlines posted a cancellation rate of 0.63 per cent between July and September 2025, slightly lower than the 0.70 per cent recorded in Q3 2024.
Max Air followed with a cancellation rate of 0.42 per cent in Q3 2025, an improvement from the 0.60 per cent recorded in the corresponding period of 2024.
Arik Air recorded a cancellation rate of 0.30 per cent in Q3 2025, marking a significant improvement from the 1.70 per cent posted in Q3 2024. Air Peace also showed notable progress, reducing cancellations from 1.70 per cent in 2024 to 0.09 per cent in 2025.
Aero Contractors maintained a cancellation rate of 0.30 per cent in both periods under review, while Green Africa reduced its rate from 0.50 per cent in Q3 2024 to 0.27 per cent in Q3 2025.
Ibom Air improved its performance by cutting cancellations from 0.80 per cent in 2024 to 0.12 per cent in 2025. NG Eagle recorded a cancellation rate of 0.03 per cent in Q3 2025, down from 0.10 per cent in the previous year.
Overland Airways, Rano Air and Value Jet each recorded cancellation rates of 0.03 per cent in Q3 2025, compared to 0.30 per cent, 0.10 per cent and 0.30 per cent, respectively, in Q3 2024. XEJet posted a cancellation rate of 0.12 per cent during the period.
The NCAA disclosed that a total of 17,731 domestic flights were operated between July and September 2025, an increase from the 15,989 flights recorded in the same period of 2024. Of these, 80 flights were cancelled in Q3 2025, representing a sharp decline from the 251 cancellations recorded a year earlier.
On flight delays, the authority said Air Peace recorded the highest delay rate in Q3 2025, with 6.87 per cent of its flights delayed, although this was an improvement from the 8.07 per cent recorded in Q3 2024.
Max Air recorded a delay rate of 3.75 per cent in Q3 2025, down from 4.11 per cent in the previous year, while United Nigeria posted 3.42 per cent, slightly lower than the 3.48 per cent recorded in 2024.
Ibom Air improved its delay performance from 1.68 per cent in Q3 2024 to 1.23 per cent in Q3 2025, while Aero Contractors recorded a slight increase to 1.20 per cent in 2025 from 1.11 per cent in 2024.
Arik Air posted a delay rate of 3.00 per cent in Q3 2025, higher than the 0.96 per cent recorded in the corresponding period of 2024. Green Africa reduced its delay rate from 0.33 per cent to 0.15 per cent, while NG Eagle recorded 0.39 per cent, up from 0.24 per cent in the previous year.
Overland Airways recorded 0.45 per cent delays in Q3 2025, down from 1.11 per cent in 2024, while Rano Air’s delay rate rose to 1.74 per cent from 0.54 per cent. Value Jet also improved, cutting delays from 1.62 per cent in Q3 2024 to 0.93 per cent in Q3 2025.
Umza Air and XEJet recorded delay rates of 0.24 per cent and 1.62 per cent, respectively, during the period.
Overall, the NCAA said 765 flights were delayed between July and September 2025, a reduction from the 843 delayed flights recorded during the same period in 2024, reflecting gradual improvements in domestic airline operational performance.
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