NCAA Issues Domestic Licence To Medview Airlines

Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako being received by some commissioners and special advisers at Yola International Airport, recently. Photo:NAN

In a bid to boost air travel in Nigeria, Medview Airlines has been issued an Air Operator’s Certificate to commence scheduled domestic flights.

The Air Operator’s Certificate which was issued by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) will enable the carrier to operate scheduled cargo, charter and passengers’ flights in the country.

Presenting the certificate, with registrations number MVA/AOC/10-12/05 to the management of Medview Airlines, the Director-General of NCAA, Dr Harold Demuren warned that the agency would not tolerate unprofessional conduct from any airline and enjoined Medview Airlines to contribute its quota to the development of the sector.

He said gone were the days when the AOC could be gotten easily by intending carriers in the industry as NCAA under his watch would issue the certificate to only those who deserved it.

Speaking, the managing director of Medview Airlines, Alhaji Muneer Bankole commended the agency for its over-sight function, describing  the mandatory demonstration flight of 50 hours by NCAA as a step in the right direction.

He explained that the essence of the 50-hour demonstration flight was to ensure that the applicant could carry out scheduled operations in line with safety standards, adding that the carrier was the fifth airline to the certified by NCAA under the new re-certification programme.

He said on-time departure and arrival would be part of its unique selling programme, stressing that most of the carriers currently flying in the industry were not time conscious.

“What we achieved today was not a child’s play. First, I want to commend the NCAA and Director-General who probably in his wisdom, decided to enforce compliance. It is a good thing for the nation and the industry,” he said.

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