The plan by the federal government to commence the operation of Nigeria Air before the end of the President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration has received condemnations from stakeholders in the nation’s aviation industry who said the airline may not fly before May 29, 2023, unless certain things are put in place.
According to the stakeholders, things to be put in place include the repatriation of trapped funds belonging to the international airlines operating in the country and Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA), among others.
LEADERSHIP reports that at the National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023 in Abuja on Thursday, the minister of aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, disclosed that the controversial national carrier, Nigeria Air, will commence operation before the swearing-in of a new administration on May 29. Read more
