The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has appealed to the unions to sheathe their swords and exercise restraint pending the return of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr. Festus Keyamo, who has been actively working towards resolving the issues.
In a statement,NCAA disclosed that the matter would have been addressed at the meeting convened by the Minister last week, but the meeting could not hold as the airline operators failed to honor the invitation.
The ongoing industrial action has disrupted activities within the aviation sector, leaving passengers and other stakeholders affected as the unions demand that airlines most pay the Ticket Sales charges.
The unions embarked on the strike because of the refusal of the airlines to pay debts owed aviation agencies especially the non remittances of the five per cent tickets sales charge and cargo sales charge.
The NCAA, in a statement issued on Tuesday by the Director General Capt. Chris Ona Najomo acknowledged the impact of the industrial action on passengers and other stakeholders in the aviation sector, urging all parties to embrace dialogue and cooperation.
“We appeal to all parties to embrace dialogue and cooperation. We are confident that the matter will be resolved shortly and normal flight operations will resume as soon as practicable.
“The NCAA regrets the inconvenience caused to passengers and appreciates their patience and understanding.”
The NCAA assures the travelling public that flight safety remains uncompromised and that the Authority continues to exercise its statutory safety oversight responsibilities.
