Again, FCCPC Floors Air Peace as Court Affirms Authority to Probe Ticket Pricing
The court said the FCCPC may investigate consumer complaints about airline fares and that such inquiries are not price regulation.
- On June 29, the Federal High Court in Abuja dismissed a lawsuit from Air Peace Limited, affirming the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission has statutory authority to investigate consumer complaints regarding airline ticket pricing.
- Challenging the FCCPC's authority, Air Peace argued the agency could only investigate pricing if the President first invoked price regulation provisions under the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act , 2018.
- Justice Binta Nyako held that the FCCPC's actions constituted a lawful investigation under Sections 17, 32, and 33 of the FCCPA, clarifying these fact-finding inquiries do not equate to price control under Sections 88, 89, and 90.
- FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman Tunji Bello hailed the decision as a significant affirmation, emphasizing that regulators must probe credible consumer complaints without those inquiries being misconstrued as enforcement actions.
- Justice James Omotosho previously dismissed a separate suit by the airline in April 2026, further establishing the Commission's legal right to issue summons and investigate market conduct without prior executive approval.
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Court upholds FCCPC’s powers to investigate Air Peace over ticket pricing complaints
The Federal High Court ruled that investigating consumer complaints over airfares is different from regulating ticket prices, affirming the consumer protection commission’s powers under the law. The post Court upholds FCCPC’s powers to investigate Air Peace over ticket pricing complaints appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
Again, FCCPC floors Air Peace as court affirms authority to probe ticket pricing
The Federal High Court in Abuja has upheld the statutory authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, to investigate consumer complaints relating to airline ticket pricing, affirming that such investigations do not amount to price regulation. In a judgment delivered on June 29, 2026, Justice B.F.M. Nyako dismissed a suit filed by […] Again, FCCPC floors Air Peace as court affirms authority to probe ticket prici…
Air Peace tickets: Court affirms FCCPC’s power to probe consumer pricing complaints
The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the statutory authority of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) to investigate consumer complaints relating to pricing of airline tickets. The post Air Peace tickets: Court affirms FCCPC’s power to probe consumer pricing complaints appeared first on Vanguard News.
FCCPC hails court affirmation over authority to investigate ticket pricing complaints
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has hailed the Federal High Court, Abuja division’s judgement affirming the commission’s authority to investigate consumer complaints in pricing of airline tickets. This is contained in a statement by Mr Ondaje Ijagwu, FCCPC’s Director, Corporate Affairs, in Abuja on Friday. Ijagwu quoted Mr Tunji Bello, the Executive […] The post FCCPC hails court affirmation over authority to i…
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