Even as many challenges may be confronting the Nigerian operating space, the federal government has clarified that an increase in landing and parking fees of aircraft is not one of the challenges.
The Director General, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Musa Nuhu made this clarification on Monday as he refuted reports that the authority has increased landing and parking fees.
He said this after a facility tour of the new international terminal of the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos alongside the Minister of Information and Culture Alhaji Lai Mohammed and the Managing Director of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, (FAAN), Rabiu Yadudu, among others.
He said: “I am not aware and I have not authorised any charge increase. The truth of the matter is that the last time NCAA increased its charges was 10 years ago. If we were charging N5, 000 10 years ago and we are still charging same amount, it means we are not recovering our costs.
“We are providing services and subsidising it. We understand the difficulties facing the industry now, but going forward, we have to sit down and review it because NCAA does not get any money from federal government.
“All our revenues are internally generated and we need the revenues to provide the appropriate services for the safety, security and efficient service delivery to the public. NCAA can also not increase any charge without having a stakeholders’ consultation,” Nuhu explained.
