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Nigeria- Operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja was shut down yesterday by enraged passengers scheduled to travel to Ibadan by Arik Air were left stranded for hours.
According to Premium Times, the aggrieved passengers blocked the boarding gate of the airport and are not allowing Arik and other airlines to board passengers to other destinations.
Saka Waheed, a civil society activist, recounted the ordeal. According to him the aborted flight was originally schedule for 3.25pm.
“Later, they came to tell us it had been changed to 4p.m. By 4 o’clock, they said flight would be 7pm. When it was 7, we were directed to enter a bus to take us to the tarmac so that we could board the plane and leave for Ibadan.
“Although we entered the bus, yet the driver later told us to get down. In short, that was the point we were told the flight had been cancelled, after we had spent over four hours at the airport,” Mr. Waheed said.
He said they could not also assess their luggage, which had already been checked in.
He complained that neither airport officials nor Arik Air staff offered them any explanation on why the flight was cancelled and how to get their luggage.
“Because of that treatment, we are not allowing anybody to travel out of Abuja until either airport officials or Arik officials come to address us,” Mr. Waheed said.
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According to Premium Times, the aggrieved passengers blocked the boarding gate of the airport and are not allowing Arik and other airlines to board passengers to other destinations.
Saka Waheed, a civil society activist, recounted the ordeal. According to him the aborted flight was originally schedule for 3.25pm.
“Later, they came to tell us it had been changed to 4p.m. By 4 o’clock, they said flight would be 7pm. When it was 7, we were directed to enter a bus to take us to the tarmac so that we could board the plane and leave for Ibadan.
“Although we entered the bus, yet the driver later told us to get down. In short, that was the point we were told the flight had been cancelled, after we had spent over four hours at the airport,” Mr. Waheed said.
He said they could not also assess their luggage, which had already been checked in.
He complained that neither airport officials nor Arik Air staff offered them any explanation on why the flight was cancelled and how to get their luggage.
“Because of that treatment, we are not allowing anybody to travel out of Abuja until either airport officials or Arik officials come to address us,” Mr. Waheed said.
click here to read Premium Times report
#ArikAir #Arik #Abuja #Nigeria
