The minister of aviation and aerospace development, has proposed a bill, “Fly Nigerian Act”, that will mandate government officials to patronise Nigerian airlines on international routes.
Keyamo spoke on Sunday during the ceremonial send-off of Air Peace’s inaugural direct flight from Abuja to London Heathrow Airport.
Benjamin Kalu, deputy speaker of the house of representatives, and Allen Onyema, chairman of Air Peace, were at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport to witness the event.
Keyamo explained that the proposed law would require “every government official travelling abroad to patronise our local airlines if they are flying that route first, except if there is no local airline flying that route.”
He added that the idea is consistent with global practice, noting that countries such as the United States and India already have similar laws protecting their national carriers.
