Lagos — Amid speculations that government may require that middle seats in airlines be left vacant on flight resumption, Chairman of Air Peace, one of the national carriers, Mr. Allen Onyema has said implementing the middle seat regime will not be profitable in view of its revenue-depleting implications for airlines.
Onyema made this remark at the webinar on Aviation Industry Restart Plan hosted by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) on Tuesday night, urging the government suspend the implementation of the middle seat regime on board.
Onyema advised that any action that would be taken by the government, including the planned palliatives for airlines, should be tailored towards retention of jobs in the industry.
He reiterated that instead of implementing the middle seat regime, other safety measures could be put in place to protect the passengers and the airline staff from contacting COVID-19.
Onyema said: "I have said it several times and I don't think there is any airline that will readily accept this middle seat regime.
