After the flight disruptions that was caused by the protesting aviation unions on Monday, the management of Arik Air has announced the resumption of normal flight operations.
Mr Adebanji Ola, the spokesperson of the airline, which is in receivership under the portfolio of the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) said in a statement that all the early morning flights for the day were operated as scheduled.
Ola said, “All our early morning flights for Tuesday, 15 September 2020 operated in and out of Lagos on schedule and all other flights for the day will operate as scheduled. Once again, we apologise to all our valued customers for the disruption to their travel plans on Monday and assure them of our resolve to continually adhere to safety standards.”
He said passengers with tickets who could not fly on Monday can modify such tickets at no extra cost to travel at any time. “We thank our esteemed customers for their understanding, confidence and support during this period.”
It would be recalled that the airline’s operations were grounded on Monday by the workers’ unions who claimed the company did not accede to their demands on condition of service. The airline’s spokesperson did not however say that they have completely resolved the issues that caused the protest. Jude Nwauzor, head, Corporate Communications of AMCON on the other hand was evasive when we demanded to know if AMCON has resolved the conditions as demanded by the unions.
