The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has urged Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) to suspend its planned shutdown of domestic and international air travels, which is to kick-off on Monday, May 9, 2022.
This was disclosed by the agency in a statement issued and shared via its Twitter handle on Saturday.
According to the statement, which was signed by its Executive Vice Chairman, Babatunde Irukera, the commission encouraged and implored the airline operators to consider the implications of the planned shutdown.
Irukera said that “the commission implores and encourages domestic airlines to consider the effects of the proposed shutdown on passengers and the magnitude, difficulties and hardship that come with such actions.
“The commission does not trivialise the disruption and potential challenge to the business continuity and survivability an inordinately high cost of Jet fuel cost present to domestic aviation.”
Read the Commission’s full statement below:
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