New York bound intending passengers on Arik Air are stranded at the
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The intending travelers, numbering no fewer than 100, have been
stranded at the airport since April 17.
The intending travellers resorted to violent protests, invading the
tarmac of the airport and disrupting a scheduled Lagos-Accra flight of
Arik Air early on Saturday.
However, the Spokesman of Arik Air, Ola Adebanji, told reporters that
the issue had been resolved and that the Accra-bound aircraft later
made the trip.
Mr. Adebanji explained that the U.S. bound passengers could not depart
as scheduled, due to malfunctioning of the browser fuelling the
aircraft.
He assured that the U.S bound passengers would make their trip
immediately the problem was fixed.
One of the stranded intending travellers, who identified herself
simply as Tolu, lamented her inability to make the trip on schedule.
She said the management of Arik Air had kept them in the dark on the
inability of the plane to depart on schedule.
Tolu said the intending passengers were abandoned, instead of being
lodged in a hotel and that they had no means to get in touch with
their families.
She claimed that the abandoned travellers were only given snacks and a
bottle of water since Friday morning when the flight was cancelled.
Another passenger, who also declined to mention his name, described
the handling of the intending passengers by the airline as poor.
According to him, Arik Air has persistently abandoned intending
passengers without tangible excuses while "the industry regulator, the
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) often looks the other way''.
He, however, vowed to challenge the latest development in court.
When contacted, the Director of Consumer Protection, NCAA, Abdullahi
Adamu, said the duty of NCAA on passenger processing stopped at the
boarding gate where Aviation Security takes over.
Mr. Adamu, however, promised to investigate the matter, especially the
non-protection of passengers who were supposed to be taken to hotel
and offered amenities.http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/176414-ncaa-probes-arik-air-passenger-suffered-tea-burns.html.http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/152460-11-major-events-nigerias-aviation-sector-2013.html
Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
The intending travelers, numbering no fewer than 100, have been
stranded at the airport since April 17.
The intending travellers resorted to violent protests, invading the
tarmac of the airport and disrupting a scheduled Lagos-Accra flight of
Arik Air early on Saturday.
However, the Spokesman of Arik Air, Ola Adebanji, told reporters that
the issue had been resolved and that the Accra-bound aircraft later
made the trip.
Mr. Adebanji explained that the U.S. bound passengers could not depart
as scheduled, due to malfunctioning of the browser fuelling the
aircraft.
He assured that the U.S bound passengers would make their trip
immediately the problem was fixed.
One of the stranded intending travellers, who identified herself
simply as Tolu, lamented her inability to make the trip on schedule.
She said the management of Arik Air had kept them in the dark on the
inability of the plane to depart on schedule.
Tolu said the intending passengers were abandoned, instead of being
lodged in a hotel and that they had no means to get in touch with
their families.
She claimed that the abandoned travellers were only given snacks and a
bottle of water since Friday morning when the flight was cancelled.
Another passenger, who also declined to mention his name, described
the handling of the intending passengers by the airline as poor.
According to him, Arik Air has persistently abandoned intending
passengers without tangible excuses while "the industry regulator, the
Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) often looks the other way''.
He, however, vowed to challenge the latest development in court.
When contacted, the Director of Consumer Protection, NCAA, Abdullahi
Adamu, said the duty of NCAA on passenger processing stopped at the
boarding gate where Aviation Security takes over.
Mr. Adamu, however, promised to investigate the matter, especially the
non-protection of passengers who were supposed to be taken to hotel
and offered amenities.http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/more-news/176414-ncaa-probes-arik-air-passenger-suffered-tea-burns.html.http://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/152460-11-major-events-nigerias-aviation-sector-2013.html
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