The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has rejected claims that domestic airlines owe the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) outstanding charges for regulatory services.
The association said airlines operating in the country pay for all regulatory services upfront and accused the NCAA of creating a misleading impression about operators’ financial obligations.
The disagreement follows the NCAA’s recent “no-pay-no-service” directive issued against 11 domestic airlines over alleged outstanding statutory remittances.
PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that an internal memo dated 22 May, signed by the NCAA’s Director of Finance and Accounts, Olufemi Odukoya, instructed all directorates and regional offices to suspend services to the affected airlines pending financial clearance from the Directorate of Finance and Accounts.
The airlines affected by the directive included Air Peace, Ibom Air, Arik Air, United Nigeria Airlines, Max Air, Rano Air, NG Eagle, ValueJet, Overland Airways, Umza Air and Caverton Helicopters.
