Sunday, September 9, 2012

Air Nigeria to stop flying from 10/09/2012


Air Nigeria which is the second largest carrier in the country is to stop operation from the 10th of September 2012 according to reports from the company.
The announcement was made today by the company’s chairman – Barrister Jomoh Ibrahim who at the same time apologise to all its customers and advice those that have paid for a flight ticket to seek for refunds through their travel agents.

According to reports from Timeslive, Barrister Jomoh Ibrahim told AFP he had to fire his staff to ensure passenger safety, but workers have accused management of failing to pay salaries and refusing to address poor working conditions. They went on strike in June.

“We will stop our operation from September 10. We had to take this step in order to address the continued disloyalty of our staff,” Ibrahim said.
Nigeria Aviation, Nigeria News, Air Nigeria, Air Nigeria stop operationHe said only 50 members of the airline’s 1,000-strong workforce were being retained to help the company “reposition itself for improved and better services”.“Aviation is a serious business where issues of safety cannot be compromised. In two years, we have had a good safety record and in order to sustain that record, we have to have loyal and dedicated staff,” he said.

Ibrahim accused his staff of taking the company for “a ride and making the business environment hostile.”

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