The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday denied a rise in fees payable by stakeholders within the sector.
FAAN particularly debunked the hearsay that it had elevated the touchdown and parking fees payable by overseas and home airways.
The Director Common of NCAA, Capt Musa Nuhu, and Managing Director of FAAN, Capt Rabiu Yadudu, spoke on the Murtala Muhammed Worldwide Airport, Lagos, on the sidelines of the tour of the terminal by the Minister of Data and Tradition, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.
Every day Belief reviews that there was disquiet within the aviation sector over alleged improve in fees by service suppliers within the trade.
Capt Nuhu described the reviews as “utterly and outright false”, saying NCAA couldn’t improve fees with out the stakeholders’ enter.
He stated, “Because the DG of NCAA, I’m not conscious and I’ve not authorised any cost improve. Misinformation is creating a variety of issues. The reality of the matter is that the final time NCAA elevated its fees was 10 years in the past.
“If we have been charging N5,000 about 10 years in the past and we’re nonetheless charging that, then you definately calculate the inflationary pressures. We aren’t recovering our prices. We’re offering providers and subsidising them.
“We perceive the difficulties going through the trade now, however going ahead, we’ve got to sit down down and evaluation it as a result of NCAA doesn’t get any cash from the federal authorities. All our revenues are internally generated, and we’d like this to supply the suitable providers for the protection, safety and environment friendly service supply to the general public.”
On his half, the FAAN MD stated the final time the authority elevated touchdown and parking fees was in 2002 for overseas airways and in 2012 for home airways.
He stated, “The media report that FAAN elevated touchdown and parking throughout Nigeria is unsuitable and deceptive. FAAN has not elevated touchdown and parking charges since 2002 for worldwide operators.
“Home touchdown and parking charges have been final reviewed by FAAN in 2012 when tickets have been being bought for N6,000, and now they’re being bought for rather more. There are greater than sufficient causes for FAAN to extend the charges, however we’ve got not.”