By ngrguardiannews.com
ONE of Europe’s mega carriers, Air France-KLM yesterday denied reports in the media (Not in The Guardian) that the airline admitted that it invaded tax in Nigeria.
The airline in a statement made available to the media yesterday said, The Regional Manager of Air France-KLM Mr. Christian Herpin never admitted any sort of evasion of any part of the Nigerian Tax System”.
“Presently, there is no existing law in Nigeria that statutorily demands the payment of 5 per cent Passenger Fuel Surcharge (PFS) to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) or any other Government body. If and when such a law is made, Air France -KLM will be naturally willing to comply, since it is the usual practice of the Airline to comply with all existing laws of any country in which the Airlines are operating.
“It is therefore incorrect to claim that Air France -KLM is evading the payment of any liability of taxes in Nigeria", the airline further stated.
Speaking in the same vein, Country Commercial Manager for British Airways, Kola Olayinka said:
"Every airline in the world charge fuel surcharge; it is not a hidden charge, it is meant for airlines to recoup ever rising aviation fuel."
Olayinka, whose airline was accused of violating Nigerian said there was no iota of truth in the allegation, adding, “you did not actually tell us which laws were violated. I am a Nigerian and as a Nigerian, I will do everything possible where prices can come down, but we only need to do one thing. Prices are determined by the forces of demand and supply; Let more airlines fly into Nigeria many more times”.
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