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Many Nigerian airlines face collapse on the back of huge economic losses to covid-19 pandemic, Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation said on Wednesday as government announced extension of air flight ban by another 4 weeks.
Sirika said the Nigerian aviation is the hard-hit as covid-19 ravages and that monthly losses to the industry is now around N17bn.
“Certainly in civil aviation, we’re in very difficult moments like everyone else…but we are worst hit than any other sector. Some N17bn monthly is being lost by the Airlines to COVID-19,” he said at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Wednesday.
“This is the situation of civil aviation. It is really a pathetic one and I can guarantee you that several airlines won’t come out of this unfortunately.”
The concerns come as the federal government extended current ban on all flights for another four weeks as the country marks 100 days of covid-19 scourge.
Speaking on the extended flight ban, Sirika said government will give priority to air safety compliance measures, and training of cabin crew members as preparatory measure towards the resumption of flight operations within four weeks.
The Minister also noted that safety of the airplanes which have been parked for some time will be ascertained by the official regulatory body before the commencement of flight operations in four weeks.
Many Nigerian airlines face collapse on the back of huge economic losses to covid-19 pandemic, Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation said on Wednesday as government announced extension of air flight ban by another 4 weeks.
Sirika said the Nigerian aviation is the hard-hit as covid-19 ravages and that monthly losses to the industry is now around N17bn.
“Certainly in civil aviation, we’re in very difficult moments like everyone else…but we are worst hit than any other sector. Some N17bn monthly is being lost by the Airlines to COVID-19,” he said at the daily briefing of the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 on Wednesday.
“This is the situation of civil aviation. It is really a pathetic one and I can guarantee you that several airlines won’t come out of this unfortunately.”
The concerns come as the federal government extended current ban on all flights for another four weeks as the country marks 100 days of covid-19 scourge.
Speaking on the extended flight ban, Sirika said government will give priority to air safety compliance measures, and training of cabin crew members as preparatory measure towards the resumption of flight operations within four weeks.
The Minister also noted that safety of the airplanes which have been parked for some time will be ascertained by the official regulatory body before the commencement of flight operations in four weeks.