Airline owners in Nigeria under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), has decided to suspend its proposed shutdown of flight operations in the country following the scarcity and hike in the price of Aviation fuel.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos, the vice president of the AON, Allen Onyema said the association decided to suspend the shutdown due to the negative impact it will have in the economic activities of the country.
“We are not going to shut down flight operations because discussions are ongoing between us and the relevant players in the oil and gas value chain to find a lasting solution to the problem.
“We are negatively affected by the increasing price of aviation fuel, but as patriotic investors, we will not take any action that will paralyse the economy.
“As patriotic Nigerians and investors, we will continue to engage government and its agencies on the way out of this problem,” he told NAN in a telephone conversation.
Onyema hailed the Buhari administration for its immense contribution to the development of the Aviation industry stating that the administration has shown sufficient commitment to improving the aviation industry.
“The President signed an Executive Order that granted waivers on aircraft and its spares and other interventions, the least we could do is to continue to engage until challenges in the sector are resolved,” Onyema said.
Onyema added that airline operators are taking steps not to shut out the average Nigerians who desire to travel by air one of which is not increasing its airfares.
