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Regulatory Agency Assures Air Passengers Of Safety
Nigeria’s aviation regulatory agency, the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has assured air passengers of their safety at the airports and smooth airline operations as the hunger protests continue across the country.
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, in a statement, said there was adequate security at the airports, even as the nation-wide protest is still on and as some other means of transportation have been affected by the demonstration.
“Security is okay at the airports. I have been going around on a path-finding with my team. We have visited the local, as well as the international. Everything is going on smoothly.
“Security is tight. Security agencies like the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria Aviation Security and NCAA made adequate preparations and planning before today. So we are assuring passengers of security so long as the airlines are operating”, he stated.
However, Achimugu noted that two domestic airlines, Overland and Valuejet, announced that they would not be operating.
“One or two domestic airlines have announced to their passengers that they will not be operating . Overland and Valuejet are not operating. All other flights have been on schedule and everything is under control”, he explained.
The reasons behind their non-operation remain unclear but are speculated to be related to the protests or other factors.
Meanwhile, The Tide’s source gathered that passengers of different airlines trooped to the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos to avoid possible violence that might erupt as a result of the protest.
Passengers scheduled to fly later in the morning, afternoon, and evening arrived at the airport terminal very early, to avoid being caught with the protest.
The source further gathered that airlines operated their flights, while a few had to cancel their flights for different reasons ranging from weather and impact of the protest.
Air Peace canceled its Kano and Ibadan flights, while Value Jet delayed one of its flights on the domestic route. Air Peace also delayed its Benin flight because of the weather.
At the Port Harcourt Airport, there was scarcity of flights, but some of the arrival passengers came on chartered flights.
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