The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA, has explained that its tariff to airlines has remained unchanged at N11,000 since 2008.
The Director General of NAMA, Farouk Umar, disclosed this on Tuesday during a summit organised by lawmakers.
According to him, N11,000 per flight imposed on airline operators is no longer sustainable due to prevailing economic realities and the rising cost of maintaining aviation infrastructure.
Umar frowned at airlines’ continued opposition to NAMA’s tariff hike proposal, describing it as unfair.
He said: “In 2008, NAMA was collecting N11,000 per flight. From then till now, airfares have risen significantly, with economy tickets now ranging between N150,000 and N200,000, yet we are still charging the same N11,000”.
“The airlines have not been fair to the agency”, Umar added.
Meanwhile, Nigerian airline operators have kicked against the regulators’ tariff, stressing that the burden would be pushed to passengers, which would further worsen airfares.
NAMA explains why tariffs to Nigerian airlines should increase
