{
  "id": 7279006,
  "title": "Air Peace, United Nigeria top list of 4,765 delayed flights in August — NCAA",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/air-peace-united-nigeria-top-list-of-4-765-delayed-flights-in-august",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T08:36:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/09/14/air-peace-united-nigeria-top-list-of-4765-delayed-flights-in-august-ncaa/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has revealed that Air Peace and United Nigeria were among the top airlines to delay the most flights in August 2026. In total, 4,765 domestic flights were delayed or cancelled during the month, with 15 carriers accounting for 59.9% of the 7,961 flights operated. Air Peace had the highest number of scheduled flights, with 1,864, and consequently recorded the most delays, totaling 1,330 or 71.4% of their operations. United Nigeria had the worst delay rate among the carriers, with 943 of its 1,231 flights delayed and cancelling eight flights, the highest in the month. Enugu Air also experienced significant delays, with 582 delays from 878 flights and four cancellations. The NCAA praised Umza Air for its best performance, recording only 52 delays from 403 flights and no cancellations. Other airlines with notable delay rates include Aero, Arik, Ibom Air, Max Air, Rano Air, Value Jet, Green Africa, Overland, Binani, and NG Eagle, which recorded no operations during the month.",
  "summary": "The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has said Air Peace and United Nigeria top the list as domestic airlines delayed 4,765 flights and cancelled 36 others in August 2026. The NCAA made this revelation on Sunday in a post on its official X handle while giving its summary of domestic airline flight disruption operations for August. According […] Air Peace, United Nigeria top list of 4,765…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}