Nigeria’s aviation sector has witnessed escalating tensions between the NCAA and Airline Operators of Nigeria, marked by debt disputes, regulatory reversals, and criticism from operators over the regulator’s perceived revenue-driven enforcement approach, OLASUNKANMI AKINLOTAN reports
In the last couple of days, the aviation industry in Nigeria has been experiencing drama in ‘seasons and episodes’ between the regulators, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, and operators under the umbrella of the Airline Operators of Nigeria.
The fragile industry may be heading into another turbulent phase as tensions deepen between the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority and domestic airline operators over disputed statutory charges running into billions of naira.
What began as an internal regulatory directive quickly escalated into a public confrontation after the NCAA slammed 11 airlines with a controversial “No-Pay-No-Service” order over alleged unpaid remittances linked to the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge and Cargo Sales Charge.
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