The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has issued a fresh directive that all mobile phones must be completely switched off during flight take-off and landing.
Michael Achimugu, the NCAA’s director of public affairs and consumer protection disclosed this in a statement on X, Tuesday.
“Henceforth, the regulation per phones and other electronic devices in Nigeria has been unified:
“ALL PHONES MUST BE SWITCHED OFF DURING THE CRITICAL ASPECTS OF TAKE OFF AND LANDING.
“All airlines must amend their security programmes to reflect this if different in their current programmes.
“No more airplane mode until regulations are reviewed to reflect evolving technological situations”, he wrote on X.
He noted that the regulation concerning phones and other electronic devices in Nigeria has now been unified.
The development comes after the agency’s emergency meeting with stakeholders on Tuesday.
Recall that an Ibom Air Passenger, Confort Emmanson had stirred controversies in the country’s aviation sector.
Emmanson and Ibom Air Hostess had altercation regarding phone switching off which generated national controversies.
