Nigeria: NCAA Moves to Mend Fences Between Airlines, Labour Over Planned Picketing
[This Day] The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has decided to wade into the impasse between the aviation unions and airlines over the Ticket Sales Charge debt which accumulated during the US-Iran war due to sudden spike in the cost of aviation fuel.
Nigeria's Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) is intervening in the dispute between airlines and labour unions over unpaid debts related to Ticket Sales Charge debt from the US-Iran war. The unions, including ATSSAN and NUATE, have issued a strike notice, demanding airlines pay the accumulated debt and allow unionization of their staff.
The NCAA, however, clarified that the airlines have begun paying the old debts as per their agreement. The Director General of NCAA, Captain Chris Najomo, promised to mediate the matter to prevent industrial action. Meanwhile, airlines such as Aero Contractors, United Nigeria Airlines, and Air Peace continue to pay a portion of the 5% Ticket Sales Charge, Cargo Sales Charge, and Charter to the NCAA.
The aviation industry has called for a review of the 5% TSC fee, which has been in place for over three decades.
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