The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi, disclosed this on Friday in Abuja.
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The NCAA however allayed fears of air travellers on airworthiness of aircrafts in the fleet of Arik Airline.
The NCAA Director-General, Capt. Musa Nuhu, made the assertion while addressing newsmen in Lagos.
The Chairman, Senate Committee on Aviation, Senator Smart Adeyemi, who raised this alarm while addressing newsmen, said many of the operators have started cutting corners because the Federal Government was not helping their bid to put their aircraft in good conditions.
The Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, made the disclosure on Tuesday while appearing before the Senate Committee on Aviation for the 2021 budget defence by the Ministry of Aviation and its agencies.
The Minister of State Aviation, Hadi Sirika, has urged the National Assembly to approve 461.8 million dollars for additional work on the new terminals ongoing across the country.