Alhaji Muneer Bankole, Chief Executive Officer, Medview Airline, has urged the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) to give priority to indigenous airlines in allocation of pilgrims during Hajj operations.
A statement signed by the airline's media consultant, Mr Obuke Oyibhota in Lagos on Thursday, said Bankole made the call at the
inauguration of a 28-member Air Carriers Screening Committee for the 2018 Hajj operations in Abuja.
Bankole said the call was necessitated by NAHCON's awarding the lion share of the pilgrims to be airlifted to foreign operators over the years.
He said giving more allocations to indigenous carriers would create employment opportunities for Nigerians.
Bankole commended the commission for the transparency and accountability it had displayed in the handling, screening and selection of air carriers since its inception in 2006.
He said Medview Airline and Medview International Travel and Cargo Ltd. Were among the eight airlines that applied to participate in the airlift of pilgrims for the 2018 Hajj.
The screening committee is headed by NAHCON Commissioner of Operations, Alhaji Abdullahi Moddibo.
Its membership is drawn from the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA).
Others are the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) and the Nigerian Custom Service.
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