The League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC) is once again preparing for its 26th Annual Conference, slated for July 28, 2022 in Lagos.
Mr Chinedu Eze, the Chairman, Conference Committee, LAAC, made this known in a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday.
The Business Intelligence (TBI Africa) reports that the theme of the 2022 LAAC Annual Conference is: ‘Sunset Airports: Economic & Safety Implications.’
The statement noted that the theme was informed by the multiple challenges that operation of sunset airports in Nigeria have faced over the years.
It said no fewer than 250 travel and aviation stakeholders in Nigeria and the diaspora will participate at the conference slated at the Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Lagos.
According to it, the speakers drawn from airlines, government agencies, travel agents, air travel passengers and others will discuss in-depth the economic and safety implications surrounding sunset airports in Nigeria.
The statement said while the airlines continue to claim loss of billions of naira annually due to the restriction, some stakeholders, feel there were no need for most Nigerian airports to operate virtual and instrument flights.
“Therefore, the conference is one of the only avenue and the right place for major players to discuss the burning issue objectively, while also proffering solutions for the benefit of all.
“This is because our past conferences have helped to shape the industry for the better. While we agree that that there are challenges in the sector, it is also the league’s belief that the challenges are not insurmountable.
“For many, aircraft should remain in the air, but a situation where most of the airports can only offer day light operations and aircraft stay on ground for most parts of the day.
“This may not augur well, but, again, where are the passengers? Even in the US, not all their airports operate 24 hours,” it said.
The 25th edition of LAAC’s conference was with the theme: ‘Nigeria Aviation Industry: Management, Policy and Regulation,’ and it was held at the same Sheraton Hotels, Ikeja on July 28, 2021.
LAAC is the sole Nigeria’s aviation media umbrella body saddled with the responsibility of ensuring effective coverage and practice of the aviation industry.
The league’s Annual Conference has over the years made an unquantifiable impact on the country’s aviation industry by throwing up policy, management and operational issues for public discuss.
This has resulted in tremendous and significant evidential changes in Nigeria’s aviation sector.
