This is Mr. Osita Chidoka
The Minister of Aviation, Mr. Osita Chidoka, Friday hinted that
passengers’ air fares may face some downward review, following the
recommendation of the committee on aeronautical fare disparities which
submitted its report.
The panel submitted that the over 50 multiple charges by agencies and
airline operators at the airport were inimical to the overall
development of the aviation industry.
He said: “That is what we are going to look at and within the next one
week, we shall come out with what will be the new rates. Some of the
charges will have to go, those the airlines cannot explain we would do
away with and those they can explain we will find out whether they are
still available in today’s world.
He said he will find out the basis for the alleged recent fuel
surcharges imposed in air transportation configuration, asking, what is
the rationale for that surcharge. These are issues I think will be of
interest to Nigerians to create a transparency in the core structure of
the aviation sector, adding; “I think that this is most important for
Nigerians that we should have transparency in what constitute this cost
and why we are paying for it.”
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