Local airlines kick as FG orders full refund for three-hour delay | The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News

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Local airlines have faulted Federal Government’s order to them to refund tickets of travellers that experienced flight delays of at least three hours.

While regretting the inconveniences and cancellations, they maintained that the government’s intervention failed to consider natural factors that often pose challenges.

Indeed, flight delays and disruption in services worsened last week, with at least two in every three flights held back. A trending video at the weekend showed a number of travellers protesting at the airside and banging on an Aero Contractors’ airplane when they were allegedly forcefully shut out by the crew. It was gathered that the flight was delayed and ended up overbooked.

“As the regulator, I cannot question them if I want to remain in business. But let them know that by calling for a blanket refund of fares, they have further emboldened unruly passengers to attack airline officials.” He clarified that in case of a natural phenomenon, the airlines would not be sanctioned by the regulator, describing it as a force majeure.Nuhu added that airlines were given Air Operators’ Certificates based on the fact that they would comply with civil aviation regulations, maintaining that once any of the carriers is found wanting, the agency would not hesitate to wield the big stick.

 

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