FAAN hikes passenger service charge by 100 percent

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The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has disclosed a plan to increase Passenger Service Charge (PSC) by..

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has disclosed a plan to increase Passenger Service Charge by 100 percent.With the new charge, domestic passengers who used to pay N1000 will now pay N2000 while international passengers within the ECOWAS region will pay $80 and others $100.The agency explained the increment was imperative in view of the loss recorded in the aviation sector.

“This increase is just a matter of necessity. If it is not necessary for us to increase, you will never see this increase.“Secondly, our revenue is down by over 95percent. FAAN is a service delivery agency and if you are delivering service and your revenue is down by 95percent, what do you do? “The increase of PSC does not even assure or guarantee us that we will be back to normal but it is just the beginning.

 

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