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The Southern African carrier has declared that it will no longer process tickets bought from outside Nigeria in Naira.
It noted passengers can only issue Sold Inside Ticketed Inside (SITI), that is, trips emanating from Lagos-Johannesburg-Lagos tickets in naira.
In other words, all tickets issued in Nigeria will be paid for in naira in line with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) policy that tickets issued in the country should be paid for in naira.
The airline disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday, 10 August 2022 and addressed to its trade partners, Nigerian tribune reports.
The airline, however, added that all other tickets, such as Sold Outside Ticket Inside (SOTI) and Sold Outside Ticketed Outside (SOTO), that is, tickets issued outside, would be paid for in dollars.
The development is coming amid $450 million trapped funds belonging to the foreign carriers operating in Nigeria.
In the notice issued to its trade partners, the airline stated:
“Please be informed that effective from Wednesday 10th August 2022, you can ONLY issue SITI (i.e. LOS-JNB-LOS) tickets in Naira. ALL other tickets, i.e. SOTI and SOTO, have to be issued in USD.
The airline will be hoping its decision will make it seamless for its funds to be repatriated to its home country rather than getting them trapped in Nigeria
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