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Year-end review in which Olowo said Delta and Omicron variants reversed 2021's recovery and slowed airport investment, urged better security and business climate, and said strong competitive flag carriers matter more than the national carrier's timeline.

Ojikutu said past air service agreements favoured foreign carriers and blamed ministry negotiators; Olowo welcomed the regulator's move against Emirates' frequency imbalance with Air Peace and demanded reciprocity in frequencies and entry points.

On a House of Representatives plan for a TSA-style single screening agency at airports, Olowo welcomed the idea and ART backed centralised screening to end repeated checks; Ojikutu proposed a dedicated security agency.

As ground handling workers struck over rates, Olowo condemned political interference touching on safety, called proposed handling tariff increases justified by global costs and currency swings, and suggested resistance implied hidden subsidies.

Ojikutu alleged years of under-declared aviation revenue from passenger service, landing and parking charges, framed the gap as an insider and security risk, and sought an urgent probe of losses since 2015.

At ART's breakfast meeting on interlining and codesharing, speakers including Ibom Air's George Uriesi and IATA's Samson Fatokun urged NCAA to tie AOC renewal to interline readiness, while noting legal and cost hurdles.

In welcome remarks at an ASRTI webinar, Olowo said interlining and code-sharing would strengthen Nigerian airlines, linked poor punctuality to thin fleets, and asked regulators to steer carriers into a shared clearing house.

Questioning a N10 billion terminal automation approval, Olowo said six years on there was still no clear airport concession policy, contrasted Ghana's quick upgrade, and queried the absence of public bidding.

Responding to a threat alert of attacks on airports, ASRTI's president urged centralised airport security, its secretary-general wanted intelligence shared with NCAA, and its PRO asked NCAA to convene security providers.

Amid hopes for a special forex rate for airlines, Olowo renewed ART's call for carriers to merge into airlines with around 30 aircraft, criticised the 'me alone' attitude and said COVID-19 should not deter new investors.