NIGERIA AVIATION SECTOR NEEDS MORE GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Alhaji Muhammed Tukur, assistant secretary general of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has declared to local media that the aviation industry in the country may not survive if the Federal Government does not put measures in place to create a conducive environment for local airlines to strive. Tukur said the hostile operating environment and huge debt prevent airlines from doing business in Nigeria: “At this point, we must realise that airline business is capital intensive and requires long gestation period for the business to consolidate,” he said. “This is not the type of business that optimises outputs in the