Director General of Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Chris Najomo, has set up a 10-man committee to look into high airfares by foreign airlines.
The committee is coming on the heels of a two-day meeting by NCAA and foreign airlines in Nigeria on the urgent need to unblock all low inventory tickets, which were hitherto blocked for over 18 months.
Nigerians have been made to pay higher fares on international flights unjustly as all foreign airlines increased their flight tickets astronomically, citing high exchange rate and other sundry issues and also deliberately blocking low inventory tickets, making travel unbearable for Nigerians.
The 10-man committee, chaired by Director of Special Duties, NCAA, Mr Horatius Egua, was charged with the responsibility of ensuring that foreign airlines fully comply with the directives of government to unblock all low inventory tickets and recommend appropriate pricing of tickets in Nigeria compared to similar markets in the West African sub-region.
Other members of the committee are Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection NCAA, Mr Michael Achimugu; General Manager (GM) Licensing and Statistics NCAA, Mr Rotimi Arogunjo; and Deputy General Manager (DGM) Legal Services NCAA, Mrs Ogechi Louis-Azode.
Others are President, National Association of Nigerian Travel Agencies (NANTA), Mrs Susan Akporiaye; Assistant General Manager (AGM), Fairs and Tariffs NCAA, Mrs Olaoluwa Oladipupo; Asst. Director FCCPC, Mr David-Ojuigo; incoming President of NANTA, Mr Yinka Folami; and Chief Legal Officer, FCCPC, Ms. Florence Abebe, while Senior Special Assistant (SSA) DG NCAA, Mrs Ifueko Abdulmalik, is to serve as Secretary.
