The Director General of Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has called for improved and integrated information dissemination among all information managers in the aviation industry in the country particularly during incidences and near mishaps.
Usman made the call yesterday at the second interactive forum with aviation agencies and airlines’ public relations / information managers held at the NCAA headquarters Annex, Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
Speaking on the topic, interlining information for the development of aviation industry, Usman said information need to be properly managed in situation of delays caused by technical problems, weather related issues and in the event of an accident.
Meanwhile, despite claims in some quarters that aviation charges paid in Nigeria are among the highest in the world, the Civil Aviation Authority boss said such charges in the country are quite moderate.
Usman who said that NCAA has began process of streamlining aviation charges, which he said is not to overburden airlines, however, claimed that lesser charges are paid in Nigeria by operators.
He insisted that there are some existing charges in other countries that are not applicable in Nigeria.
He called on the media practitioners in the industry to develop a coherence influence strategy, be consistent and prioritised influence related programme for the industry. He also enjoined them to take advantage of new information technologies such as the traditional media to drive business performance management.
Advising industry based media practitioners on what to do during incidents, he counselled them to be proactive, access adequate information, issue prompt and timely press releases, put information at the public domain and share this information with industry information managers.
He also enjoined them to have a unified approach, create awareness, develop confidence in the industry and eliminate disinformation and discourage scare mongers which would bring about exponential growth in the industry.
