President Bola Tinubu has approved debt relief for airline operators to cushion the impact of the rising operational costs in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, disclosed this on Wednesday after a closed-door meeting with airline operators and stakeholders following the looming threat of a nationwide strike over the sharp hike in Jet A1 fuel prices.
Keyamo said the first request the operators presented to President Bola Tinubu, which the president has agreed to consider and grant, is “a generous discount” on debts owed by airlines to aviation…