No Plan To Sell Tickets In Dollars Says NANTA President

Travel agents under National Association of Nigeria Travel Agencies, (NANTA) have denied plans to sell air tickets in dollars due to FX scarcity and airlines inability to repatriate their earnings.

Following recent information on ticket sales in dollars to commence by 19th of April, the association has refuted the claim.

Susan Akporiaye, president of NANTA says the publication is not correct as there was no quote from NANTA, showing the information did not come from travel agencies.

She explained that whoever put up the publication did not consult from NANTA, if not; NANTA would have properly educated the reporter on the fact rather than generalising.

According to her, APG Platform, which was cited to have provided this information, is only a distribution platform that can assist airlines to generate additional revenue by selling both air and non-air ancillaries.

“APG is not an airline and so cannot speak on behalf of airlines in Nigeria. I am the president of NANTA and I can say that airlines in Nigeria did not tell travel agencies that they will start issuing tickets in dollars because of the FX issue of repatriating their funds”.

She added that NANTA received information showing the letter was sent without the consent of APG’s top management.