The Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika Wednesday said the government would go ahead with its partnership with the Ethiopian Airlines to run Nigeria Air despite opposition from domestic operators. At an interactive session with the Senate Committee on Aviation and the industry regulators, the Airlines Operators of Nigeria (AON) reiterated their opposition to the choice of Ethiopian Airlines as the major investor in the Nigeria Air. The Ethiopian Airlines/Nigeria Airlines Limited partnership may appear good initially, but in the long run, it’d have ripple effects on the local airlines whose market would’ve been decimated. “In no distant time, the local airlines would be out of the market leaving only the Ethiopian Airlines and a few others flying the Nigerian space. He said all airline operators, including the domestic carriers were invited, but the Ethiopian Airlines duly won the bid calling for investments in the national carrier.

Source: Ethiopian News October 27, 2022 06:44 UTC