THE Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has disclosed that over 63 per cent of its safety recommendations had been implemented in the past 15 years while 14 others are partially closed.

According to the agency, air safety had improved in the country in the past 10 years.

Speaking yesterday in Lagos, the spokesman, AIB, Mr. Tunji Oketunbi said that since year 2000, the bureau had made 158 safety recommendations, arising from major incidents and accidents in the sector, adding that 63 per cent of these had been complied with by affected parties, players in the sector and closed while 14 per cent were partially.

Oketunbi added that additional 23 per cent of its safety recommendations remained opened and yet to be closed.

He further recalled that the Ministerial Committee set up by the immediate past Minister of Aviation; Chief Osita Chidoka in 2014 also in its recommendations disclosed that no fewer than 100 of its safety recommendations had been closed with 36 open gaps and 22 partially closed.