Turkish Airlines Rewards NAHCO Staff For Honesty

A staff of Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO), Mr
Salami Ibrahim who returned 25,000 pounds and 5,000 Euros to the authorities at
Murtala Mohammed International Airport while carrying out his duty, has been
rewarded with a visa and a return ticket to Istanbul by Turkish airlines.

Ibrahim, a cabin
cleaning team leader found a wallet containing those sums of money during a
routine cleaning of an aircraft belonging to a different airline.

Salami has since embarked on the trip and returned with the
managing director of the airline, Mr Ali Bulut who was also on board the
aircraft.

Speaking, the Turkish airline boss said what the company had
done was to send a message to honest people that their actions would always be
rewarded, no matter the length of time.

“It is a great pleasure for us at Turkish Airlines to be associated with such honesty Salami displayed on that fateful day when he returned the money. It does not matter whether it happened on our aircraft or not. The most important thing is that an act of honesty was displayed,” he said.

Relaying his
experience during the trip, Ibrahim said the journey was a memorable
one. According to him, “I have been cleaning the aircraft for several years but
have not flown in it for once. The in-flight service and entertainment  was a wonderful experience from the cabin
crew of Turkish Airlines. This is the first part of what makes the trip
memorable.”

“Entering Istanbul is another part. The city is properly
planned with working and functioning infrastructure. They are making so much
money from tourism. I met people from different nations, visiting different
tourist sites such as Grand Bazaar, the Blue Mosque, Topkapi palace and the
ancient Basilica known as Hagia Sophia were magnificent structures. It was
indeed memorable”, he added.