Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority

LAGOS — Nigeria’s aviation watchdog has warned airlines against routine delays and cancellations that have become a flashpoint for passenger frustration, vowing to impose sanctions and publicly name carriers that flout regulations.

The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) said Monday that it would no longer tolerate what it called “deliberate negligence” by operators, including a pattern of airline staff abandoning stranded travelers at airports.

“Passengers are not to be left at the mercy of circumstances,” NCAA spokesperson Michael Achimugu said in a statement posted on X. “The practice of staff disappearing during disruptions, leaving our officers to manage angry crowds, …