Stakeholders in Nigeria’s aviation industry are planning a strategy to address the sector’s difficulties.
This disclosure was made in a press statement signed by the Chairman of the Conference Planning Committee, Chinedu Eze, on Tuesday, according to The Punch.
At the 28th Annual Conference of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents, they will discuss ‘Aviation Survivability within a Challenging Macro-Economic Environment’.
The critical deliberation meeting, scheduled for Friday, July 26, 2024, will be held in Lagos.
According to Eze, this year’s conference was informed by the challenging state of the country’s economy, which has amplified the already existing constraints to the growth and development of Nigeria’s aviation industry in the form of poor access to forex, weakening currency, high fuel costs, maintenance costs, poor airport infrastructure, regulatory constraints, increasing manpower demands, technology upgrade, passenger comfort, among other issues that require urgent attention.
Furthermore, Eze said that aviation and related businesses have also taken use of the event’s sponsorship opportunities to sell their products and services.
He said, “This year’s conference is peculiar because it will focus on the industry’s survival and sustenance, which constitutes a major subject of discussion in a time like this.
“There shall be both physical and virtual participation in the conference to enable participation of stakeholders from across the world.”
