By Dickson Omobola
Unions in the country’s air transport sector have disrupted operations of the country’s largest airline, Air Peace, leaving several passengers stranded at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos.
The disruption followed a three days strike notice issued by the Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria, ATSSAN, and the National Union of Air Transport Employees, NUATE, on August 4 over the airline’s alleged failure to remit the five per cent Ticket Sales Charge, TSC.
The unions stopped Air Peace’s operations at the old terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos, as part of efforts to compel the airline to remit outstanding TSC payments.
The TSC is a statutory levy imposed on commercial airline tickets in Nigeria. Airlines collect the charge and remit it to the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, with the funds shared among key aviation agencies to support safety oversight, regulation and industry infrastructure.
