IMPACT OF CONSUMER PROTECTION LAWS ON AVIATION INDUSTRY IN NIGERIA

Abstract

The Civil Aviation Sector in Nigeria has developed tremendously over the last two decades. This massive development in this sector is merely an off shoot of globalization. As we all know, most development comes with its cost. The basic rights of air transport users are continually being undermined in Nigeria coupled with the fact that there are consumers in their hundreds and thousands. It is therefore appropriate for these reasons to look at the various consumer protection laws, and the legal framework put in place by Nigerian government towards the protection of rights of these consumers of air transport services, and also how those laws implemented impact the aviation industry. Thus, the review of basic laws in our jurisprudence which include, Consumer Protection Council (CPC) Act 2004, Nigerian Civil Aviation Act 2006, Nigerian Civil Aviation Regulations 2015, Warsaw Convention of 1929, Montreal Convention 1999 (on carriage of goods and persons by air 1999); and also, how these laws sufficiently impact the consumer protection structure of the Aviation Industry in Nigeria.