The International Air Transport Association (IATA) looks forward to the entry into force of Montreal Protocol 2014 (MP14) on 1 January 2020. MP14 enhances the capacity of states to curb the escalation in the severity and frequency of unruly behavior on board aircraft. This follows the 26 November 2019 ratification of MP14 by Nigeria, the […]
Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace said on Thursday that it has moved to check the growing trend of attacks and violence by air travellers in the country, blacklisting a passenger who flew into a rage and destroyed its check-in system at the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos. The blacklisted […]
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has said that unruly behaviour by air travellers would now attract criminal charges and warned all irate and belligerent passengers carrying out attacks on airline officials to desist forthwith or face criminal charges. Since the last two years there has been upswing of attacks on airline personnel by passengers […]
Last week, Nigeria’s fast rising airline, Air Peace literally received baptism of fire when angry passengers beat up its duty manager at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja over flight cancellation. THISDAY learnt that at first, Air Peace delayed the Abuja-Benin flight and after the passengers had waited patiently; the airline later announced the cancellation […]
THISDAY has learnt that about two weeks ago at Katoka International Airport, Accra, a flight due for another West African destination was delayed and the passengers billed for the flight became restive. They started violent tantrums over the delay and the official in charge of security at the airport warned the passengers and told them […]
