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Reps ban airlines from Canada, UK for denying Nigeria landing rights during evacuation
May 30, 2020
The House of Representatives has said airlines from Canada and UK will no longer be allowed landing rights in Nigeria.
The Committee on Aviation said this was in retaliation for denying Nigerian carrier the same rights .
The Chairman, Rep. Nnolim Nnaji, stated this in a statement issued on Saturday.
He explained that the committee reached the decision on Friday at the end of an investigative hearing.
Nnaaji said the hearing was on the use of foreign airlines to evacuate stranded Nigerians out of the UAE, UK and USA by Emirates Airline, British Airways and Ethiopian Airlines, respectively.
The lawmaker declared that their engagement in earlier evacuations undermined the integrity of Nigeria as a leading economy in Africa.
He disclosed that the House, via a motion, urged President Muhamadu Buhari to direct the Ministries of Aviation and Foreign Affairs not to patronize foreign airlines in the evacuation of stranded Nigerians.
The motion was to ensure that Nigerian airlines enjoy the right of first refusal in any future evacuation flights.
Nnaji said the committee also directed the Ministry of Aviation and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to deny approval to any airline from Canada and UK unless they allow a Nigerian operator approval for evacuation of citizens.
“The Ministry of Aviation and its relevant agencies were also mandated to report Canada to the International Civil Aviation Organization, (ICAO). This is for denying a Nigerian Airline landing rights for the evacuation of stranded Nigerian citizens in that country,” he said.
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