NAMA refutes claims of reintroducing $300 helicopter landing fee

Stanley Ihedigbo

Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has dissociated itself from a trending story to the effect that it is planning a reintroduction of the $300 landing fee from helicopter operators in the country.

According to the Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr. Abdullahi Musa, the issue has been put on hold since May 2024 with the intervention of the Hon. Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo who, along with the agency is still making consultations with critical stakeholders on the matter.

The insinuation, therefore, is baseless, unofficial, and was never in the contemplation of the agency.

NAMA wishes to use this medium and disabuse the minds of operators and airspace users generally about the said misleading publication.

For the avoidance of doubt, the agency, as a law-abiding corporate citizen of this country, cannot embark on such a venture without recourse to extant rules and adequate input and buy-in from the concerned stakeholders.

The agency, therefore, used the medium to advise helicopter operators to go about their legitimate duties as the agency continues to work assiduously towards ensuring the safety of air navigation in the country.