Airline operators and stakeholders in the aviation sector have decried the use of foreign airlines to evacuate Nigerian citizens abroad. They asked the federal government to reverse the trend, insisting that the indigenous operators have the capacity to conduct the evacuation flights.

Daily Trust reports that the federal government, through the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, said indigenous carriers would be contracted to evacuate Nigerians from abroad. But Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), the umbrella body of indigenous carriers said government continues to use foreign airlines for evacuation flights despite the assurance.

It said contrary to its own directive, some embassies continue to engage foreign airlines to carryout evacuation flights.

The Executive Chairman of AON, Captain Nogie Meggison, who spoke with newsmen at the Lagos airport, said the development would create the wrong impression about Nigeria and the safety of its airlines.

Read more: https://www.dailytrust.com.ng/stakeholders-decry-use-of-foreign-airlines-for-evacuation-flights.html

Hmm

Chai

Same government ill start chanting "Buy Nigeria, Grow Nigeria" when it suits them.

Thought Air Peace was on that paroles

Never knew APC led Government have even changed it for everyone.

Thats if this news is real

I think they should begin by knowing what the state of their aircrafts are o. Because some of these countries have strict rules on what comes into their country in the name of aircraft b4 plane crash is recorded. The other day here on NL I saw people pushing an aircraft n I was like wow.
For now we have air peace joining in the evacuation.