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Irate Passengers Disrupt Arik’s Operations Over Flight Cancellation [VIDEO]

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Feb 18, 2022.

The visibly livid passengers also complained that the airline refused to give them food or water…

EKO HOT BLOG reports that the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammad Airport (domestic) was in disarray on Friday morning when Arik Air passengers disrupted the operation of the airline over the cancellation of their flights.

It was gathered that scores of passengers of the airline who had their Owerri flight cancelled on Thursday had stormed the Arik Air counter, insisting they must be airlifted to Owerri first before any other flight is operated.

The confrontation degenerated into rowdiness at the domestic airport (MM1) leaving passengers scheduled for morning flights stranded.

The visibly livid passengers also complained that Arik airline refused to give them food or water.

The airline officials were however seen pacifying the angry passengers who insisted their cancelled flight must be operated before any other flight today.

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Less than 24 hours ago, the House of Representatives had mandated its committees on Aviation, Commerce and Human Rights to investigate the state of airports, activities of airline operators and the coordinating agencies in the aviation sector.

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The resolution followed a motion by the member representing Kaltungo/Shongom constituency Gombe, Hon Simon Karu, on the floor of the House.

The motion was titled: “Need to investigate the poor performance and high charges by airlines operators in Nigeria”.

Karu, a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), lamented the frequent domestic flight disruptions suffered by Nigerians, saying that it is contrary to the regulations of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and in contravention of the international aviation standards.

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