Following the Federal Government’s decision to grant exclusive right to NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited to collect Helicopter Landing Levies at all aerodromes in the country, helicopter operators have threatened to cease operations due to the increase in landing fees by the federal government.
According to him, there was no basis for the landing charge because operators pay for the services that were being rendered to them. He said: “I don’t think it is a good thing to do because the International Civil Aviation Organisation, ICAO, recommended that service providers in the aviation industry, which are government agencies, should engage in cost recovery, but unfortunately government has turned the agencies to profit-making organisations in the aviation industry.
The memo read in part: “It is imperative that all operators and stakeholders fully comply with this mandate, by granting total access to Messrs NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Limited for the collection of this levy, effective immediately.