Flight operations have been disrupted at Lagos and Abuja airports as aviation unions picket domestic airlines over alleged non-remittance of the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge and workers’ unionisation rights.
Nigerian airlines have borrowed more than N60bn from local banks to finance aviation fuel as soaring Jet A1 prices continue to worsen financial pressure on operators.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority has appealed to the National Assembly to restore its 65% share of Ticket Sales Charge revenue, warning that continued funding cuts are leading to the loss of technical inspectors and could weaken Nigeria's aviation safety oversight.
Air Peace Chairman Allen Onyema has vowed that Nigerian airlines will not be intimidated by aviation unions' planned picketing over the Ticket Sales Charges dispute. He urged stakeholders to address the industry's operational challenges instead of disrupting airline operations.
Aviation unions have threatened to shut down airlines accused of withholding statutory ticket sales charges collected from passengers after the expiration of multiple ultimatums, warning of possible nationwide flight disruptions.
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