Local carriers owe aviation agencies N42b, $7.8m By Kelvin Osa Okunbor and Faith Yahaya Indigenous carriers owe aviation agencies over N42billion and $7.8 million for the non-remittance of ticket sales charge, cargo sales charge, navigational charges, aircraft landing and parking fees and other charges. The debt, according to the Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Capt Musa Nuhu , has accrued in the last few years. Specifically, the NCAA boss said the agency is owed N19 billion and $7.8 million by local carriers, warning that if the trend continued, the sector risked collapse. Aside from debts owed to the NCAA, the carriers also owe the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) N18 billion and N5 billion. Nuhu, who made this known at the stakeholders’ meeting held with indigenous airlines and ground handling firms in Abuja yesterday, warned that if the debts owed were not paid back in the next few weeks, the aviation agencies and by extension the aviation sector risk collapse.