NSIB increases ticket sales charge to 6%, to get 5% passenger service charge from FAAN

The Ticket Sales Charge (TSC) collected by the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) from the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has increased from three per cent to six per cent.

Disclosing this on Thursday, the NSIB’s Director General, Engr. Akin Olateru said the bureau is entitled to five per cent of all Passenger Service Charge (PSC) from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

Before now, the bureau was collecting three per cent from the total five per cent of the TSC, deducted from air passengers’ tickets. The sum is warehoused by NCAA which collects 58 per cent of the total charges.

The implication: With this new system, other private terminal operators like the Bi-Courtney Aviation Services (BASL) may be compelled to remit five per cent of the PSC to the coffers of NSIB.

Olateru further explained that some percentages would also be collected from other modes of transportation like rail, maritime and road, since its jurisdiction now expands to those areas of transport.

He said, “A lot of work went into that Act that we have today. As it is approved today, NSIB gets six per cent from the TSC, five per cent from FAAN as PSC and any other terminal operator we have in the country.

“Also, we are entitled to some percentages from ticket sales from the railway and the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA). On our finances, I think we should be okay as soon as all these are completed.”

Besides, Olateru said that with the new status, NSIB would enhance its staff strength, which currently stands at 220.