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Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has called on the federal government to trouble shoot the cause of the headwind confronting both the scheduled and unscheduled (chartered) airline operators in Nigeria.
The senator said that as early as October, his political party, the All Progressive Congress, APC, has been finding it hard to secure both scheduled and unscheduled airline operators to fly members to venues of the party’s presidential campaign.
Akpabio noted that the yuletide alone has since become the albatross for numerous flight cancellations and protracted delays.
He however wondered that with the presidential electioneering campaign coming up at the peak perio
d for the airlines, the party was finding it hard to secure reliable reservation for its members.
He expressed surprise as to the rationale for such abysmal performance by the domestic operators and made reference to the exploit of the national airline, Nigeria Airways while at its peak with about 32 to 40 aircraft in its fleet serviced the citizens travel needs including the international trips efficiently.
He however lamented that, “presently, we can’t find enough private jets to hire for our campaigns “
The Senate President further expressed his concern thus, “Watch December and the confusion. Even the private airlines cannot handle it. Common campaigns, we cannot see even private jets to hire. We should at least be able to urge the federal government to look into that to alleviate the plight of airlines.”
He made the remarks during plenary on Tuesday when lawmakers were debating a motion seeking to enforce the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and China.
The motion, sponsored by Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North), urged the Bola Tinubu administration to renegotiate the agreement to allow Nigerian airlines to operate direct flights to China.
Using the festive season, particularly in December, to illustrate the pressure on the country’s aviation sector, Mr Akpabio urged the federal government to address the challenges facing domestic airline operators.
Godswill Akpabio made these remarks during plenary on Tuesday when lawmakers were debating a motion seeking to enforce the Bilateral Air Services Agreement (BASA) between Nigeria and China.
The motion, sponsored by Tahir Monguno (APC, Borno North), urged the Bola Tinubu administration to renegotiate the agreement to allow Nigerian airlines to operate direct flights to China.
Using the festive season, particularly in December, to illustrate the pressure on the country’s aviation sector, Mr Akpabio urged the federal government to address the challenges facing domestic airline operators.
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