The Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA) has said it will come down hard on foreign airline
operators that disregard Nigerian air passengers.
Acting Director-General, NCAA, Mr. Benedict Adeyileka
The regulatory body also assured that
steps are been taken to ensure that Nigerian passengers on domestic and
international routes are treated “properly” and airlines who err will be
dully punished.
The Acting Director of the agency, Mr.
Benedict Adeyileka went on to say “foreign airlines act as though they
are doing Nigerians a favour”.
He said, “The unfortunate thing is that
these foreign airlines are not giving us the respect that we deserve.
These airlines extort us with their fees and yet they treat us as if
they are doing us a favour.
“What we are telling the foreign
airlines is that they have to respect our culture. The NCAA is set to
enforce a situation that the airlines should treat Nigerians like they
will treat their own nationals. We are working seriously on this.
“I want to emphasise that American laws
do not apply in Nigeria; we place emphasis on that. Those are the type
of things that we say we are going to work with our airlines and educate
them.” he added.
