The Federal Government has assured air travelers that the scarcity of Jet A1 otherwise known as aviation fuel will soon be a thing of the past as efforts are being made to reduce the cancellation and rescheduling of flights due to the scarcity of the product.

Minister of State for Aviation, Mr Hadi Sirika, who disclosed this in Abuja while inspecting facilities at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport also announced federal government’s plans to concession the management of some airports through Public Private Partnership in order to upgrade the airports.

The Minister of State for Petroleum, Mr Ibe Kachukwu, also assured aviation industry practitioners and air travelers that the hardship being experienced as a result of scarcity of aviation is being addressed.