Nigeria: National airline to begin operations this year.
Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says Nigeria will have a very strong, viable national airline before the end of 2017. Wednesday, Sirika said the project would be private sector driven, and the federal govt may own only 3% of the airline. “When we came in we were very clear on our targets and goals and what we set out to achieve, and we did say that Nigeria does need a national airline. The national airline will be one that the govt will have no hand in; normally it can have 3%,” he said. “It will be private sector-led, private sector-driven. Except with the Ethiopian airline it has been proven that govt doesn’t do well with this kind of venture.” He said the carrier is necessary, considering the size of the market available in west and central Africa — equivalent to that of the US and Europe. <br/>
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Nigeria: National airline to begin operations this year.
Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, says Nigeria will have a very strong, viable national airline before the end of 2017. Wednesday, Sirika said the project would be private sector driven, and the federal govt may own only 3% of the airline. “When we came in we were very clear on our targets and goals and what we set out to achieve, and we did say that Nigeria does need a national airline. The national airline will be one that the govt will have no hand in; normally it can have 3%,” he said. “It will be private sector-led, private sector-driven. Except with the Ethiopian airline it has been proven that govt doesn’t do well with this kind of venture.” He said the carrier is necessary, considering the size of the market available in west and central Africa — equivalent to that of the US and Europe. <br/>
