For
the second time in a week, the Murtala Muhammed International Airport,
Ikeja, Lagos, recorded a power outage, further dampening the hopes of
redeeming the aviation sector.
We reported on Tuesday
that some international passengers, including passengers from Emirates
and Turkish airlines, were left in darkness on Monday and were unable to
pass through immigration because of lack of power at the Murtala
Muhammad International Airport in Lagos.
A yet another reported power outage at the International Airport in
Ikeja on Tuesday night, has further dampened the hopes of redeeming the
aviation sector with a power failure for the second time in a week.
In an official statement released on Wednesday, the National
Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies (NANTA) has called on the
President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration to declare an emergency in
the aviation sector.
The statement read;
“We recall that the incident on Monday, September 12, 2016 was
the second of such occurrences in the past one week and urge the Federal
Government of Nigeria to immediately put an end to this recurring
national embarrassment.
“Apart from the issue of incessant power failure experienced in
airports across the country, there is the parlous state of our tarmacs
as well as the inefficient personnel manning some of the posts at the
airports.
“Just a few weeks back, one of the aircrafts operated by South
African Airways got damaged on the tarmac at the Nnamdi Azikwe
International Airport, Abuja. The aircraft was grounded for a few days
before the airline got it fixed.
“NANTA worries at the disrepute that these inefficiencies bring on our nation,” TheCable News quoted NANTA as saying.
The association noted that “these difficulties, which airlines
do not suffer in smaller but more organised systems account for the
decision by foreign airlines to recently, adopt Ghana as the hub for
their activities.
“As an organisation whose over 6000 membership are active
players in the industry, we call on the Federal Ministry of
Transportation and indeed the Federal Government to take steps to remedy
the situation at our airports and bring back the days of glory
“To start with, we ask why the Federal Airports Authority of
Nigerian (FAAN) is unable to ensure uninterrupted power supply at our
airports in spite of the collection of $50 passenger service charge they
receive on every passenger. Questions must be asked about what is done
with these monies.
“As the umbrella association of people who issue tickets, NANTA
is aware that only the NUC and the YQ or YR goes to the airline, all
taxes collected on behalf of the government and the airport authority
are centralised and now collected from source by IATA through BSP on
behalf of the government. We are therefore confident that these monies
are being remitted to FAAN.
“NANTA hereby reiterates the call on the Federal Government to
declare a state of emergency in the Aviation sector to avoid a total
collapse that will worsen the nation’s economic crisis.”
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