NCAA Suspends Services To Air Peace, Ibom Air, Nine Other Airlines Over Unpaid Charges
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has directed the suspension of regulatory and administrative services to 11 domestic airlines over outstanding statutory debts owed to the agency.
The directive was issued through an internal memo signed by the NCAA’s Director of Finance and Accounts, Olufemi Odukoya, and circulated to all relevant departments and regional offices of the authority.
According to the memo, the affected airlines have been placed on the regulator’s updated “No-Pay-No-Service” list pending the settlement of their debts or the agreement of acceptable repayment plans.
Airlines affected by the directive include Air Peace, Ibom Air, Arik Air, United Nigeria Airlines, Umza Air, NG Eagle, Max Air, Caverton Helicopters, Overland Airways, Rano Air and ValueJet.
The NCAA stated that all directorates have been instructed not to provide any service to the listed operators without clearance from the Directorate of Finance and Accounts.
At the centre of the dispute are the five percent Ticket Sales Charge and Cargo Sales Charge collected by airlines on behalf of the NCAA. The funds are used to support aviation safety oversight, economic regulation and personnel training within Nigeria’s aviation industry.
“We have directed that no directorate should render any service to the above airlines without financial clearance from the Director of Finance and Accounts,” the memo stated.
The directive was also copied to the Director-General of Civil Aviation and other top officials within the regulatory agency.
The NCAA’s “No-Pay-No-Service” policy is designed to compel operators to meet their financial obligations to the regulator and ensure continued funding for oversight activities across the aviation sector.
