By Dickson Omobola
Unions in the air transport sector have issued a fresh seven-day ultimatum to airlines owing the statutory five per cent Ticket Sales Charge, TSC, saying failure to remit the outstanding funds will trigger industrial action at the airlines’ premises.
Secretary of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSSAN, Frances Akinjole, and the Deputy General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, Odinaka Igbokwe, addressed the notice to the President of the Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON.
The unions, in the notice dated July 27, 2025, said their earlier 14-day ultimatum, issued on July 8, 2026, had expired without compliance from the defaulting airlines.
According to the unions, the non-remittance of the TSC had continued to deprive aviation agencies of funds required to sustain safe and efficient operations, while also undermining the welfare of workers in the agencies.
