No plan to recommence collection of $300 helicopter landing fee  — NAMA

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The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has said it is not planning to reintroduce the $300 landing fee on helicopter operators in the country.

While dissociating itself from a trending story credited to one of the directors in the agency, Abdullahi Musa, its spokesperson said the issue has been put on hold since May 2024 with the intervention of Festus Keyamo, minister of aviation and aerospace development, who, along with the agency is still making consultations with critical stakeholders on the matter.

“The insinuation therefore is baseless, unofficial and was never in the contemplation of the agency. NAMA wishes to use this medium and disabuse the minds of operators and airspace users generally about the said misleading publication.

“For the avoidance of doubt, the agency as a law-abiding corporate citizen of this country cannot embark on such a venture without recourse to extant rules and adequate input and buy-in from the concerned stakeholders.

“The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) therefore uses this medium to advise helicopter operators to go about their legitimate duties as the agency continues to work assiduously towards ensuring the safety of air navigation in the country,” it said.