NUATE Tasks FG On National Carrier

The Deputy President of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Comrade Samalson Aturu, says the establishment of a national carrier will address the problem of capital flight and fare imbalance being experienced in the country.

According to him, until the issue of setting up a national carrier is resolved government will not  checkmate the excesses of foreign carriers which violate the rights of Nigerian passengers with arbitrary fares.

He said that despite the various flag carriers in the country, Nigeria still needed a national carrier to protect its interest in the global aviation industry.

“If there is a national carrier to compete on the same routes with the foreign carriers and airlift Nigerian passengers to various routes they fly to, the issue of imbalance fares and capital flights will reduce if not eradicated among the carriers”, he said.

He also called for the establishment of a competitive commission to regulate the operations and the fares of the mega carriers operating into the country, saying that such commission exists in United Kingdom and United States.