What was supposed to be a moment of jubilation was turned into sadness for Air Peace, Nigeria’s largest carrier, last Wednesday during the arrival of its latest Boeing 777 into Nigeria, as the aircraft was denied landing for several minutes, THISDAY has learnt.
Also based on her instruction, FAAN’s Aviation Security refused to allow journalists to go to the airside to cover the arrival of the aircraft until the Head of Communication of Air Peace, Chris Iwarah called the General Manager, Corporate of Affairs of FAAN, Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu who intervened. Iwarah also countered this claim, saying that the agency was aware that the aircraft were being prepared for international operations and were going through procedures with the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority before they would be inducted as part of Air Peace fleet so that they would be used for international service.
It took several hours of persuasion before the aircraft was allowed by FAAN to be moved to the passenger terminal and by then, the captain of the flight and his co-pilot had spent two and half hours in the aircraft after it had landed. However, Iwarah said FAAN and other aviation agencies have always demanded that Nigerian airlines should increase their fleet, stressing that the Wednesday incident was an indication that if the existing airlines increase their fleet to 10 aircraft per airline, there would not be enough space to park them.
It's not the first time FAAN will be harassing Air Peace, what is wrong with this country and the woman running FAAN
Air Peace should have given Shin-naba a bribe, it was all she was on about. Bunch of morally rotten jesters who should be in jail running an airport. The pilots did the right thing, i would ve done the same, drop your aircraft for ya and return home immediately. Idiots!
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