The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has suspended the permit of three private jet operators for engaging in commercial flights.
The Acting Director General of the NCAA, Chris Najomo, announced the suspension of the three private operators in a riot act read to all airlines on Tuesday.
The NCAA boss said the Minister Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, gave marching orders for the cessation of the use of private jets for commercial purposes in 2023 but the operators continued in such act.
Najomo stated that NCAA had issued a stern warning to holders of the permit for non-commercial flights, PNCF, against engaging in the carriage of passenger cargo or mail for hire and reward
He said the Authority had also deployed its officials to monitor activities of private jets at terminals across the airports in Nigeria.
The regulator also directed that the re-evaluation of all non-commercial flight permit holders be carried out on or before the April 19, 2024.
The regulator stressed that only aircraft listed in the Operation Specifications of the AOC were authorised to be used in the provision of such charter services.
The NCAA urged the travelling public not to patronise any airline charter operator who does not hold a valid Air Operators Certificate issued by the NCAA.
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