Nigeria’s Aviation Minister has urged local airlines to avoid suspending ‌flights or raising fares after carriers threatened to halt operations over a sharp rise in jet fuel ⁠prices.

In a letter to the Airline Operators of Nigeria dated April 16 and seen by Reuters, the Minister acknowledged the pressure on airlines from the soaring cost of jet fuel ‌but ⁠appealed for restraint to avoid wider economic disruption.

He said the government was engaging with the ⁠industry and had scheduled an emergency meeting with regulators and stakeholders ⁠in Abuja on April 22 to find what ⁠he described as a prompt and sustainable solution.

–Reuters–