Flight Delay: Aviation Minister, Passengers Stranded for Three Hours

 The Minister of Aviation, Mr. Osita Chidoka, along with several Lagos-bound passengers scheduled for Arik 736 flight from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja were yesterday stranded for more than three hours due to flight rescheduling by operators of the airline.

A frustrated passengers scheduled for the flight who spoke to THISDAY on condition of anonymity, said such behaviour by the airline operators in the country speaks volume of the way passengers are daily subjected to such delay  at the airports.

He added that it was more embarrassing that the Minister of Aviation was also supposed to board the flight, adding that even though the minister looked calm, he was obviously embarrassed by the inadequacies in the industry.
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