It has been established that air travel in Africa is costly and cumbersome due to huge government taxes and immigration bureaucracies, a development that is retarding economic growth of the African continent. The Managing Director of Asky Airlines, Mr. Esayas WoldeMaria, who established the fact, while speaking recently at Accra Wiezo in Accra, Ghana after […]
Aviation stakeholders under the aegis of Aviation Round Table (ART) have called for review of and education on charges, duties, Tariffs and Taxes which operators and others who use the airports pay to aviation agencies and other government organisations. This was contained in the communiqué issued after the breakfast meeting held in Lagos by the […]
Stakeholders in the aviation industry are convinced that if the right policies are put in place to address growth challenges, the aviation industry will double its current workforce, generate more businesses and up the country’s GDP. Many aviation industry players have said that the air transport industry in Nigeria lags behind in many ways, insisting […]
Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has said its members are not just requesting cash as bailout from the federal government, but necessary support to enable them go back to operation and sustain their businesses. The Chief Operating Officer of Dana Air, Obi Mnabuzuo told THISDAY that Nigerian airlines are not necessarily asking for cash from […]
