The Nigerian Aviation sector has witnessed some recent incidents that raised concerns over the safety of passengers.
Nigerian Minister of aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has called all the heads of regulatory agencies for an emergency meeting over safety concerns in the aviation industry.
This was made known in a statement on Monday, saying a comprehensive review of recent incidents will be done in the meeting with the heads of regulatory agencies.
“Due to safety concerns in the aviation sector expressed by members of the public, I have summoned the heads of the regulatory agencies to my office later today to review the incidents that are the cause of these concerns and to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to forestall future occurrence and to apply sanctions, where necessary, regarding the past incidents,” the minister said.
The Nigerian Aviation sector has witnessed some recent incidents that raised concerns over the safety of passengers.
For instance, SaharaReporters had recently reported how there were cancellations of domestic flights en route to Abuja for hours earlier this month after an aircraft blocked the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
SaharaReporters gathered that the plane which left Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos around 10.30 am developed a fault when it arrived in Abuja and could not be moved from the runway for hours.
This resulted in sudden cancellations and rescheduling of flights flying to Abuja from other airports across the country.
For instance, flights from Sokoto, Kano, Akure and Ibadan were cancelled, while some from the southeast region were rescheduled to a later time.