Airlines mull network alliance
To improve service delivery to passengers in the aviation industry, Nigerian airlines are exploring a domestic network alliance which would enable a passenger to buy a ticket of one airline using the same in another. The alliance would be an add-on to the Spring Alliance already introduced by six airlines which was designed to re-protect […]
To improve service delivery to passengers in the aviation industry, Nigerian airlines are exploring a domestic network alliance which would enable a passenger to buy a ticket of one airline using the same in another.
The alliance would be an add-on to the Spring Alliance already introduced by six airlines which was designed to re-protect passengers from one airline to another.
Chief Executive Officer of TopBrass Airline and a member of the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Roland Iyayi, disclosed this yesterday in his presentation at the 27th annual conference of the League of Airports and Aviation Correspondent (LAAC) with the theme, “Aviation Industry: Changing Times, Changing Strategies.”
Iyayi stated that the domestic airlines had decided to come together to address the concerns of passengers for improved service delivery.
Though he did not release the details of the domestic network alliance, he said the alliance would ensure that a passenger can buy a ticket of one airline and use the same on any of the domestic airlines.
At the moment, there are 10 domestic airlines operating in Nigeria. But stakeholders have advocated for partnership and collaboration to deepen service delivery.
On his part, the Director General of Civil Aviation, Capt. Musa Nuhu, disclosed that the aviation industry in Nigeria contributes $1.7bn to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the country while supporting 224,000 jobs.
By the figure, it means aviation’s contribution to the GDP has stagnated in the last five years, amounting to 0.6 per cent.
The DG of Civil Aviation who was represented by the Director of Airworthiness Standard (DAWS), Engr Gbolahan Abatan, stated that partnership and collaboration is key to improve aviation contribution to GDP.