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Home airways beneath the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria, on Monday, demanded that the Federal Authorities ought to permit AON procure the requisite licence for the importation and distribution of aviation gas, popularly referred to as JetA1.
AON additionally requested the federal government to offer a devoted help line for home airways to entry overseas change from the Central Financial institution of Nigeria as a way to allow the carriers to satisfy their obligations to air travellers.
They made the decision throughout a courtesy go to on the Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo, at his workplace in Abuja.
The President, AON, Abdulmunaf Yunusa, mentioned the aim of the go to was to transient the minister concerning the challenges within the sector and proffer options, in addition to congratulate him on his current appointment as minister.
The affiliation made a presentation to the minister, the place the Chief Govt Officer, High Brass Aviation, Capt. Roland Iyayi, mentioned there was an pressing want to make sure the enough provide of aviation gas within the sector.
He mentioned, “There’s an pressing have to facilitate the liberalisation, procurement and distribution of JetA1 nationwide and permit AON to acquire requisite licence for product importation and distribution and likewise instant assessment of all business taxes, charges and costs to find out applicability in step with value restoration mannequin.”
He mentioned airline operators have been the top customers and must be granted permission to penetrate the market to supply aviation gas and distribute, stressing that AON had been denied that proper for a very long time.
Iyayi, who did the presentation for the group, additionally instructed Keyamo that the problem of foreign exchange had develop into a significant problem for the operators.
“We name on the Federal Authorities to ascertain and supply a devoted help line for home airline operators to have unfettered entry of overseas change by way of the Central Financial institution of Nigeria on the official I & E window in help of native and worldwide transactions,” he said.
Responding, Keyamo mentioned the problem of foreign exchange had been lingering, however promised his visitors that “the ministry will liaise with the CBN to see how operators can get foreign exchange at a single-digit rate of interest of 1.5 to 2 per cent as requested.”
He then charged the operators to at all times guarantee the protection of their airways, stressing that this was key to the success of the aviation business.
