The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has suspended the proposed 800 per cent increase in aircraft navigational charges, which implementation was slated for September 1, 2024.
In an announcement on its official X account, the agency said the suspension followed the intervention of the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo.
NAMA also stated that further consultations would be conducted to address all concerns related to the proposed increase in navigational fees.
Managing Director of NAMA, Umar Farouk, had announced the proposed 800 per cent increase in aircraft navigation fees and charges at the recently held 28th edition of the League of Aviation and Airport Correspondents (LAAC) Conference.
Farouk proposed that en-route and terminal navigation charges be revised from N2,000 and N6,000 to N18,000 and N104,000 per flight, respectively, while extension of service hours would be reviewed from N50,000 to N450,000 per extension, to enable the agency recover the increasing costs of diesel and other logistics.
