NCAA To Sanction Airlines Selling Tickets in Dollars – FG

By Tolulope Oke

The Federal Government (FG) has stated that the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will monitor and sanction airlines that sell tickets in dollars.  

Minister of Aviation , Hadi Sirika, announced this on Wednesday while briefing State House Journalists after the weekly meeting of the Federal Executive Council ( FEC) presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari.

“We have directed the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ( NCAA) to monitor all the activities of the Airlines and sanction anyone found selling ticket in foreign currency,” he said.

He also berated foreign airlines using social media as means of expressing their challenges.

“They should stop using the social media, if they want us to respond to their issues. They must go through diplomatic channels if they want response from us,” Sirika said.

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They should desist from putting things on social media.

The minister, while also speaking on the various road maps embarked upon by his Ministry, disclosed that the road map were done through Public, Private Partnership ( PPP), adding that their results will manifest.

He revealed that the planned concessioning of some of the airports were nearing completion stages.

“They will soon come to Council within the next three to four weeks,” he said.

The Minister also revealed that the Federal Executive Council also approved the sum of $352m for the transactionary advisory fees for its Consultants.