Passengers’ attacks disrupt Air Peace operations nationwide

A loss of 3 operating Air Peace aircraft has led to a nationwide disruption of normal flights schedule. This also led to disruption of grand operations of some Air Peace offices at certain airports by irate passengers. 

The airline explained that delays and flight cancellations were due to the loss of three aircraft within 24 hours. But angry passengers had no time for their excuse. Reports has it that the angry passengers pounced on Air Peace staff in some airports around the country. 

For instance, some Benin-bound passengers went irate at the weekend following the cancellation of their flight, and attacked the Air Peace officials at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja. While the duty manager was allegedly beaten and stripped naked, facilities of the airline were also destroyed at the weekend.

Chris Iwarah, Air Peace Corporate Communications Manager while speaking said..  “It is surprising all these attacks could take place at the nation’s airports, a high security environment, without any challenge whatsoever from security agents.

“The situation has, therefore, left us with no choice than to resort to our right of self-defence to prevent our staff from being killed. We can no longer tolerate unruly passengers maiming our staff simply because we have chosen to provide service in a very challenging environment.

“Security agencies must rise to the occasion before our staff, who are also people’s children and parents, are killed. This is the least the government can do to prevent unpatriotic citizens from bringing the few surviving airlines in the country down”.