Nigeria Air will take off before May 29 – Aviation Minister
Nigeria’s Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, has assured that the national carrier, Nigeria Air, will take off before May 29, 2023.
He gave the assurance on Thursday during the National Aviation Stakeholders Forum 2023.
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According to the minister, the Federal Government is taking necessary measures to overcome the legal tussles caused by the indigenous airlines that went to court to stop the process.
The minister described as unfair the action of the local airlines, adding that the Buhari government had supported local airlines more than all previous governments.
He accused them of constituting a stumbling block to the actualisation of the national carrier which will impact new jobs and better opportunities in the industry.
He said the Nigerian Aviation industry is the only one in the world where qualified pilots are without jobs.
The Minister also assured that with the commencement of operations of the national carrier it should be able to solve the unemployment situation among air pilots in the country.
He said Ethiopian Airlines, the offered bidder for the national carrier is highly competent, and profitable enough to add value to the Nigerian aviation sector.
