NCCA Threatens To Sanction Airline Operators

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has threatened to sanction any airline operator that arbitrarily increases miscellaneous charges on airfares without the authority’s approval.

NCAA’s general manager, public affairs, Samuel Adurogboye said any further breach would attract sanctions.

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Adurogboye, through a statement released in this regards warned that NCAA would met out sanctions on any airline that increased its airfare arbitrarily without filing the proposed add-on charges with the regulatory authority for approval.

NCCA to sanction defaulting airline operators

”In the procedure of filing same, all justifiable reasons for increment must be adduced in accordance with parts of the Nigerian Civil Aviation regulations which relate to the approval of charges on all flights within Nigeria or originating from Nigeria to international routes.”

”This is as contained in the Nigerian Civil Aviation regulations in requesting for approval of any add-on charges or surcharge,” it reads.

The statement stated that an air carrier was required to provide justifiable basis for the proposed increment with a consideration of all relevant factors.

This include a new linear rationalisation for the specific aggregated costs sought to be recovered and consumer interests.

NCAA indicated it shall take into account changes in prices of aviation fuel when approving any application for an add-on charge or surcharge related to fuel.

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”Others to be considered are the relevant hedging policies of the air carrier, the justifications provided by the air carrier and other relevant factors.

”NCAA will also ensure that the revenue so generated would not exceed the additional fuel costs borne by the airline operators during the corresponding period,” it said.

The NCAA warned all operators that any add-on charge, surcharge or other miscellaneous added on passenger tickets without regulatory approval should cease henceforth.

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