GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR RENEWAL OF TRAVEL AGENCY

A. PROCEDURE FOR APPLICATION

          (i)    Application for renewal of registration as a Travel Agency shall be made in writing to the                              Director-General, Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

           (ii)   The application shall be signed by a person duly authorized by the applicant.

B. REQUIREMENTS

           (i)       Payment of a non-refundable registration fee to the Authority as stipulated in the NCAA                              Fees Schedule, upon obtaining a payment slip from the Travel Agency Unit.

           (ii)          The application must contain the following information:

                        (a)      Name, Head Office and e-mail addresses of applicant;

                        (b)      Types of services to be/being offered;

                        (c)      Number of offices owned by the applicant/company.

           (iii)      The following supporting documents must be submitted to the Authority before                                          commencing the processing of the application:

                        (a)       Profile of the Directors;

                         (b)       Corporate profile in respect of all aviation related services to be/being performed                                       by the applicant;

                         (c)         Current tax clearance certificate of the company and each of its Directors;

                         (d)        Duly completed application form – NCAA/TA.002 (form obtainable from the                                                Authority);

                         (e)        Certificate obtained in Ticketing & Reservation by two (2) operational staff;

                         (f)         Receipt of payment of the non-refundable fee of Twenty Thousand   Naira                                                  (N20,000) to the Authority; and

                        (g)         Inclusion of a photocopy of the expired certificate.

C.          ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

(i)       Attach a copy of IATA Accreditation (if available)

(ii)       Attach a copy of NANTA Certificate 

D.        ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

(i)       On receipt of an application, the Director-General may request for additional information from the               applicant as may be deemed necessary.

(ii)        Any duly registered or accredited agent should be aware that the Authority has the continuing                     responsibility to be satisfied with the conduct of the registered travel agent. The Authority shall                   monitor the activities of the travel agent to ensure that its operations are in accordance with set                 standards and regulations.

(iii)       The DG may refuse to register any Agent found to have furnished NCAA with false information or                 falsified documents. This will further attract applicable sanctions as stipulated in the NCARs.

(iv)      Notification to the Authority of any change of name, location, ownership, shareholding in the                       company is mandatory.

 E.       VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATE

           The validity of the certificate shall be Two (2) years unless otherwise suspended, withdrawn or                    revoked.

NCAA/TA.02

DIRECTORATE OF AIR TRANSPORT REGULATION

APPLICATION FORM FOR RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION AS A

TRAVEL AGENCY

1. Applicant (Name in full, block letters): ……………………………………

…………………………………………………………………………………………

2. Trading name (if different from 1): ………………………………................

…………………………………………………………………………………………

3. (i) Registered Office: ……………………………………………………...                           ……………………………………………………………………………

            (ii)       Telephone number(s): …………………………………………...……

• E- mail: ……………………………………………………………...….

4. Branch office Address (if it is part of the same legal entity) ……………......................................................................................................................

………………………………………………………………………………………….

5. Date and company: place of incorporation of: ……………………..………

………………………………………………………………………………………...

6. Name in Full, Position in Company and Nationality of each Member of the Board of Directors. Please attach Resume/CVs

7. Experience and qualification of two Operational Staff (Giving Details of Certified Airlines Ticketing Course and other training relevant to Travel Agency Operations);

……………………………………   ……………………………………..

……………………………...........      ……………………………………… ……………………………………  .............................................................

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DECLARATION                                                                                                       

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that, to the best of my knowledge and belief the foregoing particulars are true and complete.

Stamp/Validator/Signature: …………………………………………….……………

Signatory’s Name and Official Position: ……………………………………………..

………………………………………………………………………………………......

On behalf of ………………………..................... Date: …………….……………..

 (This form must be signed by a duly authorized officer who should state his official position)

This form and attached relevant documents should be returned to:

TRAVEL AGENCY UNIT

DIRECTORATE OF AIR TRANSPORT REGULATION

NIGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY

AVIATION HOUSE

IKEJA, LAGOS

OFFICIAL USE ONLY

Checked by:   Name: …………………………………………………….

                        Designation: ………………………………………………

Recommendation: …………………………………………………………………

Signature / Date………………….………..

NIGERIAN CIVIL AVIATION AUTHORITY (NCAA)