'Standard practice in US, UK' — FG defends helicopter landing levy

The ministry of aviation and aerospace development says the introduction of helicopter landing levies is to sustain surveillance and is in line with global best practices.In a statement on Monday, Odutayo Oluseyi, head, press and public affairs of the ministry, said the federal government acknowledges the importance of helicopter operations in Nigeria’s aviation industry.

Oluseyi added that helicopter landing levies were common across airfields in the United Kingdom — ranging from major commercial ones to small general aviation fields.“The Federal Government has granted NAEBI Dynamic Concepts Ltd., exclusive rights to collect helicopter landing levies in line with the MoU between NAEBI Concept and NAMA , Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority ,” Oluseyi said.

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