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Nigeria Air’s takeoff date to be announced

Damilare Famuyiwa by Damilare Famuyiwa
October 23, 2018
in Business News, Politics
2019 Budget, Hadi Sirika and Rotimi Amaechi, President Buhari passes 2019 budget, Nigeria Air, Nigeria national carrier, Hadi Siriki, Senate Committee, FG to revive national carrier

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The Federal Government would soon announce the takeoff date of its National Carrier project, Nigeria Air. This was made known in a tweet by Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

FAAN said the Minister of State, Aviation, Hadi Sirika made the disclosure. Sirika reportedly made this known during the visit of the United Arab Emirates Ambassador to Nigeria, Fahad Al Taffaq to his office on Monday.

BREAKING: Sirika Says National Carrier Project Take Off Date To Be Announced Soon…Stakeholders’ Forum Moved To Nov. 8https://t.co/J8wv2FBjN8 pic.twitter.com/bgRAFer9wI https://t.co/Z81lNZlgcP

— FAAN (@FAAN_Official) October 23, 2018

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Recall that in September 2018, the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration announced the suspension of Nigeria Air indefinitely.

It would be recalled that the national carrier was on Wednesday, July 18 2018, unveiled at Farnborough Air Show in London.

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It is expected that on December 19, 2018, the airline would commence operation and subsequently grow capacity to 20 aircraft in the next five years, having started with five aircraft.

While receiving the OBC of compliance certificate, Minister of State, Aviation, Sen. Hadi Sirika revealed that the airline would start yielding profits in the first three years of operation.

To get the national carrier project off its feet, a sum of N1.52 billion was in 2015, approved by the Federal Executive Council (FEC), chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo.

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In August, 2015, the Nigerian government setup a 13-member committee to consult with international partners for the establishment of a national airline for Nigeria. In the same year, the committee submitted its report to the Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Aviation, Hajiya Binta Bello.

Nigeria Aviation sector challenges

The country’s aviation sector has experienced several challenges in recent years. In 2016, several airlines shutdown their operations in Nigeria amid economic recession.

In June 30,  United Airlines stopped its operation in Nigeria. This was as a result of weakness in the energy sector and difficulties in collecting money from tickets sold in Nigeria. Similarly, Spanish national carrier, Iberia Airlines withdrew its services from Nigeria in 2016. Sources claimed the decision to withdraw was based on the huge financial difficulties the airlines was facing based on the Central Bank of Nigeria’s forex policy. The policy prevented airlines from repatriating proceeds made in Nigeria back to its parent countries.

Virgin Atlantic Airways was also rumoured to have pulled out of Nigeria after it was alleged that it sacked its cabin crew, a rumour that was subsequently denied.

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