✈️ Lagos–Abuja Route: Aircraft-Type Filters Differ Between the Two Reporting Periods
The flight counts for the Lagos–Abuja route use different aircraft-type filters in the two periods, so the 77-flight difference should be read alongside that change in scope. Avi-Go data show that, when flights are assigned to periods by their actual departure dates, 171 completed one-way flights were recorded from August 7 to September 5, 2026, and 248 from September 6 to October 5, 2026. At the route level, each completed flight segment counts as one flight; departure and landing are not counted separately. Both periods exclude scheduled flights, turboprops, helicopters, and records whose business-aircraft classification could not be verified. The first period includes light, midsize, heavy, and ultra-long-range business jets; the second also includes VIP airliners. Accordingly, the two absolute counts reflect route activity under their respective filters, and the 77-flight difference should not be presented as an increase in business-jet flights measured on a like-for-like basis.
Impact: For operators serving the Lagos–Abuja route and brokers preparing charter quotes, the counts of 171 and 248 flights can each serve as a reference for activity in their respective 30-day windows, but they cannot be used directly to assess the increase in business-jet demand. In particular, because the later period includes VIP airliners, treating all 248 flights as business-jet flights would mix activity by another aircraft category into the comparison of demand for route offerings.
Recommendation: When preparing pricing references or deployment estimates for this route, first note in the table the 171 flights from August 7 to September 5, 2026, the 248 flights from September 6 to October 5, 2026, and the aircraft-type scope for each period. To compare business-jet flight volumes across the two windows, recount the later-period data using the first period’s aircraft-type list, then calculate the change. When citing the existing counts to clients, present the two absolute figures and their filtering criteria directly, and avoid describing the 77-flight difference as a growth rate.