Federal Government Plans Major Hike In Aviation Charges Despite Industry Complai

The Federal Government   is ready  to   put in force  a   huge  boom  in aviation   fees , intensifying   worries  from the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON)   concerning  more than one  taxation issues.
At a seminar hosted   through  the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondents in Ikeja on Friday, July 26, Umar Farouk, Managing Director of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA),   introduced  the   approaching  changes. Farouk   found out  that the   corporation  might be  elevating  its en-  direction  navigational   fees  substantially. The   modern  costs  of N2,000 and N6,000   in step with  flight will   leap  to N18,000 and N54,000, respectively.

Industry   specialists  expect  that   those  hikes   should  result in  a corresponding   boom  in airfares,   probably  escalating   through  as   a good deal  as 800 percent. The   circulate  comes amid ongoing criticisms from the aviation   area  approximately  the   economic  pressures from   numerous  levies and taxes.

The new   fees  are set to take   impact  soon, prompting   worries  approximately  their   effect  on   each  airways  and passengers.

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