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Addressing Ripple Effects of Flight Cancellations

Over the years, air travellers in Nigeria have been violently rebelling against airlines when flight schedule decisions like flight delays and cancellations do not favour them. The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria and airlines have decided to come together to put an end to the menace. What any air traveller in Nigeria will notice within […]

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Air Peace Blacklists Unruly, Violent Passenger

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 […]

Unruly Acts by Air Passengers will Now Attract Criminal Charges

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 […]

Rage over Flight Cancellations

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 […]