Post Covid-19: NCAA begins audit of airlines ahead resumption of flights
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Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has directed all airlines operators in the country to notify it of their intentions to resume operations and also make themselves available for a Post Covid-19 restart plan assessment.
NCAA noted that airlines will only be granted approval to resume operations if they have satisfactorily passed the Post Covid-19 Assessment.
This development was contained in a circular on Post COVID-19 Lockdown Restart Plan Guidelines signed by the NCAA Director General, Captain Musa Nuhu and addressed to airline operators in the country.
According to the circular, ‘’all AOC Holders are required to review, demonstrate and or submit evidence of compliance with the provisions of Advisory Circular NCAA-AC-FSG-001 and its associated appendices before resumption of flight operations.
‘’All AOC holders will be required to notify the Authority of their intention to resume operations and will make themselves available to the Authority for a Post Covid-19 restart plan assessment.
‘’Upon satisfactory Post Covid-19 restart plan assessment by the Authority, the AOC holders will be granted approval to resume operations by the Director General.’’