As the nation is faced with disparity in air fares in the region, industry stakeholders have attributed the problem to the issue of demand and supply, even as they said the federal government should strengthen Nigerian airlines to make them competitive. Rising from a meeting that lasted several hours yesterday, they were particularly piqued with the ultimatum given to European Airlines by the Minister of Aviation, Princess Stella Oduah, for them to reduce air fares on Nigerian routes or stop operating to the country.
The minister condemned what she described as "discriminatory and restrictive fares" on the Lagos-London and Abuja- London routes, adding that government has no power to dictate fares, including fares for domestic routes.
According to her, the United Kingdom carriers have created regional disparity in their pricing regime on the Nigerian route.
In attendance were President, Aviation Round Table (ART), Captain Dele Ore, Chairman, Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Dr. Steve Mahonwu and his scribe, Mohammed Joji, President/Chief Executive Officer, Sabre Network, West Africa, a United States-based airline, Global Distribution System, Mr. Gbenga Olowo and travel expert, Olumide Ohunayo.
The group unanimously agreed that in market economies, especially aviation, tariffs are not regulated as it is derived from so many factors, stressing that the solution to the problem would be for the government to strengthen the indigenous airlines to make them competitive.
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