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  Breaking-Airlines To Pay Compensation To Delayed, Canceled Flight Passengers, FG  Festus Keyamo, the Minister for Aviation and Aerospace Management, recently made an important announcement regarding the resumption of payment of compensation to customers for cancelled or delayed flights by domestic carriers. Keyamo addressed the challenges faced by passengers due to flight delays and cancellations during a meeting with members of the Airline Operators in Nigeria (AON) in Abuja on Monday. During the meeting, Keyamo highlighted the significant number of flight delays and cancellations recorded in the year 2022. The data revealed an alarming figure of over 47,144 cases across various airlines, with Airpeace, Overland, and Azman being among the airlines most affected by these issues. According to a report by The Cable, the minister issued a warning, stating that the Federal Government might soon activate the Nigeria Civil Aviation (NCAA) Act in response to the prevailing situation. The ac

  For over eight years, the conditions of service have not been implemented as the aviation agencies are functioning without governing boards."  Offices of various aviation agencies in Lagos were shut on Tuesday as aviation sector workers embarked on a warning strike, The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the offices shut were those of the Ministry of Aviation, the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority. Members of the unions laid siege to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, resulting in gridlocks around the airport and its environs. There was a heavy presence of security agents at strategic points in the area to prevent a breakdown of law and order as unionists chanted solidarity songs. The Secretary-General of the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals, Abdul Saidu, expressed disappointment that conditions of service in the sector had yet to be implemented after eight y