Airlines to pay $3,500 per passenger for flouting COVID-19 protocols – NCAA

THE Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a notification to airlines stating that they will pay a penalty of $3,500 per passenger if they flout the newly revised COVID-19 provisional quarantine protocols.

Besides, the regulator said extreme violation by any carrier would lead to an outright ban.

An All Operators Letter (AOL) issued on December 3, to accountable managers and signed by the NCAA Director-General, Captain Musa Nuhu, said protocols for international flight operations and quarantine protocols for travellers arriving Nigeria issued on July 1, still subsists.

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The NCAA directed airlines to airlift passengers travelling to Nigeria, who are in possession of a paid permit to travel with a QR Code and a result of a negative COVID-19 test done not later than 48 hours from time of boarding.

The NCAA said violation of these travel directives will cost the airline $3,500 for any individual passenger or earn them a ban from flying into Nigeria.

“Non-compliance to these pre-boarding requirements by any airline will attract a penalty of $3,500 per passenger. Airlines who consistently fail to comply with these requirements may be banned from coming to Nigeria.”

The Nation