Local airlines under the aegis of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), have suspended their threat to shut down flight operations over the outrageous hike in price of Jet – A1 fuel. INDEPENDENT reports.
Mr Allen Onyema, the Vice President of AON, made this known in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Lagos. Information Guide Nigeria
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According to INDEPENDENT, NAN recalls that on March 15, AON had threatened to shut down their operations on Friday, March 18, if the government could not find a lasting solution for the marketers to reduce the JET-A1 price.
Onyema, the Chairman of Air Peace, told NAN that airlines collectively agreed to suspend the shutdown to avert further disruption in economic activities considering the key role air transportation plays in the logistic mix. jamb results
“We are not going to shut down flight operations because discussions are ongoing between us and the relevant players in the oil and gas value chain to find a lasting solution to the problem.
“We are negatively affected by the increasing price of aviation fuel, but as patriotic investors we will not take any action that will paralyse the economy.
“As patriotic Nigerians and investors, we will continue to engage government and its agencies on the way out of this problem,” he said.