The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has ordered Ethiopian Airlines (ET) to stop forthwith the illegal collection of unauthorised charges. These unauthorised charges referred to as refundable deported fee is put at between $75 and $150. NCAA explained that all South Africa bound Nigerian passengers on Ethiopian Airlines are compelled to pay this amount […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that unruly behaviour by air travellers would now attract criminal charges and warned all irate and belligerent passengers carrying out attacks on airline officials to desist forthwith or face criminal charges. Since the last two years there has been upswing of attacks on airline personnel by passengers […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said one cabin crew has been suspended as it conducted a random alcohol and drug tests on licensed the technical personnel of two airlines and Air Traffic Control of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA). The agency said the objective of the exercise was to ensure safety and […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued weather alert and cautioned airline operators and air traffic controllers on the inherent danger associated with severe thunderstorms, which accompanies early rainfall. These hazards include severe turbulence, microburst, low level wind shears and hail events that could affect the safety of flight operations and urged pilots to […]
The Director General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Muhtar Usman has explained that the five percent ticket and cargo sales charges (TSC), must be paid by domestic airlines from their ticket sales after value added tax (VAT) was deducted. The regulatory authority and the airlines have been at loggerheads over the […]
