Nigeria's
indigenous airline, ArikAir has allegedly shutdown its flight
operations, if a recently breaking news is anything to go by.
Hundreds of air travellers booked on Nigerian Arik airline are
currently stranded across the country, following the inability of the
airline to airlift them to their destinations.
Since early morning today, none of the airline’s aircraft has been
operated to any destinations in Nigeria, West Africa and other routes.
It was learnt that the massive debts of the airline to major oil
marketers who regularly supply aviation fuel is partially responsible
for the current situation of the airline.
A source told SaharaReporter's correspondent that in addition to
the airline's inability to buy fuel, its insurers in Europe and
elsewhere had withdrawn insurance cover from the airline forcing the
airline to stop flight operations altogether.
A source close to the oil marketers disclosed that the airline is a
bad debtor as it currently owes at least N3 billion to all its
suppliers, a situation, which has made them not to supply Jet A1 to the
airline.
The sordid situation may also affect the airline’s long-haul
operations to Heathrow Airport in London and New York in the United
States of America.
Some of the early morning flights of Arik Air include Lagos-Abuja
at 6:45 am and 7:30, Abuja-Lagos at 8:00 and 9:00. Others are Benin,
Port Harcourt, Asaba, and Kano.
A passenger with the airline, Chris Amokwu told a correspondent
that he had been at the airport as early as 7:00 for a 7:30am flight to
Abuja, but as at 1pm, he was yet to know if he would eventually make the
trip to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
According to him, the airline attributed its inability to operate to the scarcity of Jet A1 and poor weather condition.
It was confirmed that Jet A1 is available in the local scene as
airlines like Med-View, Air Peace and Landover Airways have been
operating since morning despite the alleged scarcity of aviation fuel
and poor weather by the airline.
When a correspondent contacted the spokesman of the airline, Ola
Adebanji, he said he was not aware of the development as he was still
bereaved, having lost his mother over the weekend.
Arik Air is the third airline to shut down flight operations in
Nigeria in the last three weeks following the suspension of flight by
Aero Contractors and First Nation.
Source: SaharaReporters
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