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Why Foreign Airline Charge higher for US from Nigeria than Ghana, others

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Fact checks on the reigning tariff or airfare range by foreign airlines flying from Nigeria to JFK Airport and from Ghana to same airport show that while from Nigerian airport, they charge as high as $2,245, they collect as low as $1,555 when flying from any Ghana international airport.

Another fact check showed the reasons as follows:

  1. Multiplicity of regulatory agencies with too many taxes.
  2. High bribery and extortion.
  3. High cost of doing business, inability to repatriate forex and many more
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