There was mild drama in Abuja on Monday over what the airline explained was their reasons for not flying the Asaba bound airbus schedule to depart Asaba at 10 AM this morning,
Some checked in passengers were told that they missed the flight which had earlier flew by nine am. not satisfied with the explanation, the customer queried why they were not sent text messages or email informing them of the cancellation. the distraught passengers begging or alternative until an angry customer who had earlier been checked in came down to the checking counter to demand of refunds haven’t learnt that the NCAA suspended the flight over the Asaba incident that trended on social media
The confusion attracted the intervention of security agents at the airport who called on the station manager to intervene and re-rout the flight or refund the angry customers their money to patronize other flights, the female station manager who refused to disclose her name to our correspondent, said efforts are on to check in the passengers with air peace going to Asaba
Recall that Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) suspended All of the wet-leased aircraft operated by United Nigeria Airlines (UNA)
This is coming just hours after a United Nigeria Airlines (UNA) aircraft on Sunday was diverted from its intended destination of Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) to Asaba International Airport.
A source close to the NCAA claims that the regulatory body made the decision on Monday and sent a letter to the airline’s chief operating officer (COO).
The source claimed that until the inquiry into the Sunday incident involving one of the airline’s wet-leased aircraft concluded, all wet-leased aircraft used in airline operations would stay stopped.
It was gathered that immediately after the incident gained traction on social media on Sunday, the Director-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA), Capt. Musa Nuhu called an emergency meeting of the agency, where it was resolved that the excuse given by the airline was not tenable to the authority.
It was further gathered that the report obtained from the Air Traffic Controllers (ATCs) of the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) contradicted the airline’s claim on poor weather situation in Abuja at the time of the diversion.
No fewer than two wet-leased Airbus A320-200 aircraft are in the fleet of United Nigeria Airlines.