Arik
Air, Nigeria's biggest airline, Thursday [Sep 20] morning suspended all flight
operations throughout the country.
Although
details are still sketchy, the airline is believed to have taken the action
because of some differences between it and Federal Airports Authority of
Nigeria (FAAN).
Nigeria’s
largest local carrier, Arik Air, Thursday morning announced that it is
suspending all its domestic operations indefinitely over the “persistent
hostility of the Ministry of Aviation and Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria
(FAAN) management”.
Arik
Air’s claim of suspending its local operations differ from reports that the
airline was officially shut by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN,
over an N18 billion debt the airline owes the aviation authority.
Thousands
of passengers across Nigeria are already stranded at Nigeria’s airports where
Arik operated from, particularly the Lagos, Abuja, and Port-Harcourt airports
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