Recently, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) published that Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (Abuja) was topping the chart of airports with the highest airport charges, followed by Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.
The IATA have described the high taxes as one factor hampering the growth of the sector in Nigeria.
Kamil Al-Awadhi, Vice President of IATA, made this announcement, at the just concluded Aviation Africa Summit in Abuja, where he also noted that the same issues are faced on other continents such as Europe and Asia.
From the records, Nigerian airports charge foreign airlines 27 levies, which places them among the most expensive in the world, discouraging foreign airlines from flying into the country.
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