FG Suspends Turkish Airlines Operations In Nigeria – TheNigerialawyer

The Federal Government has ordered Turkish Airlines to suspend
its operations into Nigeria due to repeated cases of poor passenger
treatment by the international carrier.

It gave the directive through the Nigeria Civil Aviation
Authority , directing the airline to suspend its operations until
it was ready to operate with the right size of aircraft that could
transport all passengers with their baggage at the same time .

It was gathered that the government ’s directive came as a
result of recent cases in which the airline failed to bring in
passengers into Nigeria together with their checked -in baggage
.

In a letter to the airline by the acting Director -General, NCAA
, Capt . Abdullahi Sidi , which was made available by the Federal
Ministry of Aviation in Abuja on Thursday , the authority expressed
displeasure at the incidents , which it said had been going on for
over two weeks.

Sidi said the incidents had become so bad that most recent
Turkish Airlines flights arrived in Nigeria without more than 85
per cent of passengers ’ baggage on board .

He said , “ Our airport authority has been facing a serious
crisis controlling the passengers at the airport whenever they
arrive without their baggage . This issue has made passengers to
carry out several mob actions at our airports and it is a great
threat to our airport facilities .

“ In view of all these , and a series of meetings held with the
Turkish Airlines personnel , which did not yield any solution to
this problem , the NCAA is therefore left with no option than to
direct Turkish Airlines to suspend its operations into Nigeria
until such a time when the airline is ready to operate with the
right size of aircraft that can transport all passengers with their
baggage at the same time .

“ If no remedial action is carried out by your airline , this
suspension shall be effective from the 16 th of December, 2019
.”