A federal high court in Lagos has ordered the federal government and the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) to maintain status quo over the proposed establishment of the national carrier, Nigeria Air.
The court equally adjourned proceedings on the matter till February 13, 2023.
The judge, Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa,
made the order pending the determination of the suit filed by the registered trustees of AON.
The suit has Nigeria Air, Ethiopian Airlines, Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, and Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation (AGF), as the first to fourth defendants.
The federal government had selected Ethiopian Airlines as the preferred bidder for Nigeria Air and said the national carrier would take-off by the end of the year.
However, AON kicked against the move, saying that Nigeria Air should be a “wholly Nigerian investment”.
