Nigeria, May 8 -- Rano Air has announced the temporary suspension of some of its flight routes, citing the sharp rise in aviation fuel prices and worsening operational costs in Nigeria's aviation sector.

In a statement issued on Friday, the airline said the more than 300 per cent increase in the cost of Jet A1 fuel has made the operation of some routes "extremely challenging and commercially unsustainable."

The airline said the development has placed "enormous pressure" on flight operations, forcing it to scale back services on affected routes.

"Rano Air has taken the difficult but necessary decision to suspend some of our routes temporarily," the airline said.

The carrier, however, did not immediately specify the routes affected by t...