Afrigather The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has dismissed claims by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Improvement, Festus Keyamo, that Nigerian passengers travelling from Paris to Abuja in an plane owned by the Air France airways had been stranded in Chad.
Talking with our correspondent on Saturday, the Director of Public Affairs and Client Safety of the NCAA, Michael Achimugu, dismissed Keyamo’s declare that passengers had been stranded.
Achimugu defined that the plane needed to land in Chad following a technical fault it developed as a result of climate.
He added that the airline has, nonetheless, lodged all of the passengers in a resort assuring that they may all be airlifted to Abuja on Monday.
Responding to questions from our correspondent on the matter, the NCAA publicist stated, “ Initially, passengers usually are not stranded, that phrase is being abused today. The plane developed a technical fault as a result of climate. So the passengers can solely be stranded if the airline has deserted them however the airline has accommodated the entire passengers in two five-star inns and brought care of their feeding as effectively.
“They don’t seem to be stranded, they’re simply involved about when they are going to be airlifted again dwelling lastly. I’ve spoken with the airline and a ferry flight is coming in order that the passengers will be airlifted very first thing Monday morning. Nevertheless discussions are on to see how potential it’s to carry them to Abuja tomorrow (Sunday) however that dialog is just not concluded but, the one sure factor now’s that they are going to be airlifted very first thing on Monday morning however they don’t seem to be stranded.”
This occurred barely every week after the NCAA vowed to sanction Turkish Airways over an alleged maltreatment of about 300 passengers in Nigeria.
Keyamo in a put up on his verified X deal with, acknowledged that Nigerians who had been travelling from Paris to Nigeria had been stranded in Chad.
The minister added that this was instantly dropped at his consideration and he instantly handed it on to the Client Safety Division of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority to interface with the Airline.
Keyamo who made this recognized on Saturday additionally promised to replace Nigerians because the occasion unfolds.
The minister in his put up stated, “It has come to my consideration that some Nigerians on an Air France flight from Paris to Abuja are presently stranded in Chad, from the place the flight earlier dropped some passengers.
“I’ve instantly directed the Client Safety Division of NCAA to swing into motion and have interaction Air France. We will inform everybody of the result quickly. In the meantime, I urge @AirFranceNG to instantly challenge a press release on the destiny of these Nigerians.”
The minister additionally posted a video which confirmed a couple of Nigerians lamenting over the event.
