Contrary to the news that Arik Airline is owing Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) the sum of N4 billion. It has been revealed that the airline company made the payments for the months of January, February, March , April, June , July, September and December last year.


The N4 bllion debt is contrary to claims by sources close to FAAN, that the carrier had not been paying its bills since it began operations eight years ago. it was revealed that Arik Air in January last year paid N335,562,212.50; N318,575,022.50 in February and N327,359,180 in March. In April, it paid N370,417,622.50 while in June same year , it paid N349,471,655. In July, the airline paid N315,530,737.50. In September and December , it paid N344,486,305 and N477,232,605.50 respectively to the Federal government.

"The total amount paid to FAAN in 2014 was N3,941,023,995. This is contrary to claims that the airline has not been paying its bills," a source close to the carrier said on condition of anonymity.