The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, (NCAA), has reacted to a report on the delisting of Nigerian airlines from running in the United States.
Captain Chris Najomo, NCAA Acting Director General had made this known in a statement on Monday.
Nigerian airlines had been barred from the United States over a category one status certification, possibly affecting Air Peace and United Nigeria Airlines which were already scheduled to fly to Washington and Houston, Texas.
However, while reacting to the development, Najomo clarified that the de-listing of Nigeria had absolutely nothing to do with any safety or security deficiency in the oversight system.
According to him, the delisting had come as a result of the incapability of Nigeria’s airlines to work flights directly to the US for two years.
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“No Nigerian operator has provided service into the United States using a Nigerian registered aircraft within the 2 years preceding September 2022, so it was expected that Nigeria would be de-listed as were other countries who fell within this category.” Najomo had said.
“Nigeria was, therefore, de-listed since 2022 and was duly informed of this action in 2022.
“Nigeria has undergone comprehensive ICAO Safety and Security Audits and recorded no Significant Safety Concern (SSC) or Significant Security Concern (SSeC) respectively”, he finished.
