The passengers, who could not fly as scheduled, described the action as insensitive.
A traveller, Bodurin Amosu, explained that he was scheduled to fly on Aero Contractors’ 2p.m. flight to Benin City, but it was cancelled without reason and prior notice.
“This is my first time of taking Aero Contractors. I can tell you categorically that I am not impressed.
They told us that we are going to fly around 2 p.m. today. Now they have cancelled our flight without giving us adequate reasons for such cancellation. I have been going up and down, as officials just toss me here and there,” he lamented.
Another traveller, Jerry Otu, explained that the11 o’clock flight from Lagos to Uyo had been delayed till 5 p.m.
“I am going to Uyo. They told us that it was scheduled for 11 in the morning but they moved it to 1 p.m. and was later moved to 4 p.m.. They are now saying there will still be one-hour delay again,” he explained.
“It is stressful. Why are they treating us like this? It is really painful.”
He urged the Federal Government to enact a law that would bring the airline operators to book if they default.
It will be recalled that no less than 20 passengers of Aero Contractors staged a protest last week, threatening to take the airline to court for allegedly causing them to miss their flights.
An official of the airline, who pleaded anonymity, stated that the flight delays and cancellations were due to shortage of aircraft, following a recent bird strike.
He said that four of Aero Contractors’ aircraft had gone for maintenance as a result of the bird strike.
Culled:Dailytimesnigeria
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