The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) yesterday hinted that a total of 16,426 flights were delayed in the first half of 2019, out the 30,043 flights executed by the airlines.

The Federal Government appears to have reneged on the plan to suspend mandatory five per cent Value Added Tax (VAT) on airfares in the country as contained in the Executive Order issued in June.

Scores of passengers were yesterday morning stranded at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, following the inability of Med-View Airlines Plc to carryout its Lagos-Dubai and Lagos-London flights as scheduled.