The short of petroleum products caused by the upcoming general strike in Nigeria has prompted international airlines to abort flights into Lagos, Nigeria's biggest city, and other parts of the country.

Some international flights billed to arrive on Wednesday from London and other European cities were cancelled because the airliners would not be refilled after their arrival.

The scarcity of jet fuel also affected Nigeria's inland flights because of independent petroleum marketers' strike that is planned to start on Wednesday.

Airline companies who choose not to suspend their carriers have to fly to Accra, Ghana, to refuel, which will seriously hamper their operation due to much higher cost.

Alhaji Muhammed Tukur, managing director of Nigeria's Rammaniyyah Airlines, said that the airlines were not sure about when to resume services by now.

He was quoted by local newspaper as saying that the resumption depended on how long the strike would be.

Source: Xinhua