Mr Sanusi said the gesture by the company, billed to end in January 2025, is aimed at giving back to Nigerians.
NSIB Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Dr James Odaudu, said there was no injury or fatality.
Though there were no injuries and fatalities recorded in the incident, the runway was closed “pending the towing of the aircraft from the runway.”
The airlines are: Max Air with 16,326 allocation, Air Peace with 11,348, Azman Air with 8,660 and Aero Contractors with 7,833.
In a statement on Monday, the airline disclosed that the operations shutdown will be effective from Wednesday July 20, 2022.
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) blamed “systemic” issues, the unavailability and the ever-rising cost of aviation fuel, JetA1, among crises plaguing airlines.
“Actions carried out by the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) amounted to price-fixing…”
The increase comes amidst rising inflation in the country and widely bemoaned economic hardship.
Mr Yunusa stressed that flight delays and cancellations would reduce by 80 per cent immediately relevant agencies attended to “fixable’’ issues.
