NCAA Gives Update on Aviation Unions Strike
The regulator said airlines will repay old Ticket Sales Charge debt in instalments after unions issued a three-day strike notice.
- On Tuesday, aviation unions continued industrial action at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja and Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal in Lagos, forcing airlines to suspend or reschedule services for stranded passengers.
- The Air Transport Service Senior Staff Association and the National Union of Air Transport Employees initiated action over workers' freedom to unionize and the alleged non-remittance of the 5% Ticket Sales Charge .
- Air Peace, Enugu Air, and United Nigeria Airlines suspended flights after union members barricaded departure terminals, preventing staff access and forcing network adjustments to prioritize passenger and crew safety.
- Director General Captain Chris Najomo of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority appealed to unions to "sheathe their swords," assuring the public the authority is resolving the dispute once Minister Festus Keyamo returns from abroad.
- While airlines previously agreed to pay debts in installments following a 30% waiver, the regulator noted that a meeting convened by the Honourable Minister last week failed because operators did not attend.
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Passengers stranded as airlines suspend, reschedule flights amid aviation unions’ strike
Flight operations were disrupted in Lagos and Abuja as aviation unions barricaded airport terminals, forcing some airlines to suspend or reschedule services. The post Passengers stranded as airlines suspend, reschedule flights amid aviation unions’ strike appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
NCAA gives update on aviation unions strike
Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has assured striking aviation unions that the issue that led to their industrial action would be tackled as soon as the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, returns from an official trip abroad. A statement by the Director, General Civil Aviation, Captain Chris Ona Najomo, appealed to aviation […] NCAA gives update on aviation unions strike
Nigeria: NCAA Moves to Mend Fences Between Airlines, Labour Over Planned Picketing
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has decided to wade into the impasse between the aviation unions and airlines over the Ticket Sales Charge debt which accumulated during the US-Iran war due to sudden spike in the cost of aviation fuel.
FAAN Assures Passengers of Continued Airport Operations Amid Industrial Action
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has said that it is closely monitoring developments arising from the ongoing industrial action by aviation unions This is just as the Authority assured the travelling public of its commitment to maintaining safe, secure and orderly airport operations. Making this known in a statement by its management, FAAN noted that it recognises the legitimate role of organised labour and supports the ongoing …
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