Key players across the aviation sector have unanimously agreed that the Federal Government should not own, but help midwife a national carrier for the Nigerian air travellers.
This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a breakfast meeting organised by the Aviation Round Table (ART) in Lagos on ‘Ownership, Funding & Sustainability of Nigeria Airlines - A Perennial Challenge’ held in Lagos.
Among other decisions embraced at the gathering include: the advise for Nigeria to have two to three national airlines, while two must revolve around the existing carriers, and that the government should not only support, back and protect all flag carriers, but should also provide a level playing field for all carriers.
It was also agreed that the government should create an enabling environment for airline industry to thrive, while key players at the event called on government to stop the usual Value Added Tax (VAT) on airline tickets as is the case in all forms of transportation.
While calling on government to have a measurable short, medium and long term policy that will advance and guide the sector, the key players declared: “We must strive to improve the aviation contribution to the GDP through improved and revised policies that will inculcate tourism.
“Government should consider the consolidation of the airlines through regulations. Government should set in motion the process of reviewing the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) in place which is lopsided and detrimental to Nigerian carriers.”
It was also agreed that there was the need for urgent modalities for having a requisite hangar to reduce maintenance cost of the Nigerian airlines just as the Nigerian carriers were advised to improve the customer experience and services which is not encouraging while efforts should be geared at implementing a Fly Nigeria Act in future to sup- port our flag carriers.
Culled from tribuneonlineng.com
This was contained in a communique issued at the end of a breakfast meeting organised by the Aviation Round Table (ART) in Lagos on ‘Ownership, Funding & Sustainability of Nigeria Airlines - A Perennial Challenge’ held in Lagos.
Among other decisions embraced at the gathering include: the advise for Nigeria to have two to three national airlines, while two must revolve around the existing carriers, and that the government should not only support, back and protect all flag carriers, but should also provide a level playing field for all carriers.
It was also agreed that the government should create an enabling environment for airline industry to thrive, while key players at the event called on government to stop the usual Value Added Tax (VAT) on airline tickets as is the case in all forms of transportation.
While calling on government to have a measurable short, medium and long term policy that will advance and guide the sector, the key players declared: “We must strive to improve the aviation contribution to the GDP through improved and revised policies that will inculcate tourism.
“Government should consider the consolidation of the airlines through regulations. Government should set in motion the process of reviewing the Bilateral Air Services Agreements (BASA) in place which is lopsided and detrimental to Nigerian carriers.”
It was also agreed that there was the need for urgent modalities for having a requisite hangar to reduce maintenance cost of the Nigerian airlines just as the Nigerian carriers were advised to improve the customer experience and services which is not encouraging while efforts should be geared at implementing a Fly Nigeria Act in future to sup- port our flag carriers.
Culled from tribuneonlineng.com
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