Passengers, who travel to Ibadan by Arik Air but were left
stranded for hours by the airline have shut down operations at the Nnamdi
Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. The aggrieved passengers have blocked the
boarding gate of the airport and are not allowing Arik and other airlines to board passengers
to other destinations, Premium Times reports.
One of the stranded passengers, Saka Waheed, a civil society
activist, said that at about 9:30 P.M that 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, 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
have 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 official or Arik official come to
address us,” Mr. Waheed said.
19 Comments
Serves them right.
ReplyDeleteI heard a very shameful experience wit Arik Air last month & I said bye bye to them.
ReplyDeleteUnnecessary delay n dey don't care.
ReplyDeleteServes them right
ReplyDeleteThat's good...
ReplyDeleteFAAN will soon lok into their matter n issue caution
ReplyDeleteI hate wat they do to passengers
ReplyDeleteYeye people!
ReplyDeleteArik beds to be grounded.
ReplyDeleteStill peeps patronise dem, why are dey complaining
ReplyDeleteFoolish people that don't kow how to treat customers
ReplyDeleteIf u don't like theirtreatment then try else where.
ReplyDeleteVery sad...
ReplyDeleteAm tired of Nigeria system jare!
ReplyDeleteThey don't have manners
ReplyDeleteMstcheeewww. Arik will never change.
ReplyDeleteWell u can avoid them if u don't want
ReplyDeleteWe believe in dem so much
ReplyDeleteThis is how Arik always behave. I have been a victim three times!
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