Air Peace on Wednesday don condemn wetin dem call “bad and violent behavior” from one big Nigerian politician wey dem say scatter airport operations after e miss im flight.
For one statement wey management of Air Peace sign and give PUNCH Online through dia spokesperson, Osifo-Whiskey Efe, di airline talk say di incident happen around 6:10 a.m. for Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 (Zulu Hall), Lagos.
Dem talk say di politician come late for Flight P47120 wey suppose fly go Abuja by 6:30 a.m.
“Because we dey follow aviation rules and our on-time policy, boarding for di flight don close before di man reach and di plane take off as scheduled,” di statement talk.
Air Peace talk say as di politician hear say e miss di flight, e vex begin misbehave — e even beat airline staff and come block di main entrance of di terminal.
“Di man force himself stay for gate, block other passengers make dem no enter, and e cause serious wahala for airport operations,” dem add.
Di airline say di incident happen in front of other staff and passengers, and e delay operations plus cause serious stress for people wey wan travel.
“To manage di situation, Air Peace quickly activate emergency backup plan, carry affected passengers go another terminal so that dem no go miss dia travel,” dem talk.
“We shock say person fit behave like dis with so much aggression and no respect for aviation rules.
“No passenger, no matter who you be, get right to disturb flight or put other people for danger,” Air Peace talk.
Di airline come repeat say dem no dey tolerate violence, harassment or any kind abuse against dia staff or customers.
Dem talk say safety and well-being of both staff and passengers na their number one concern.
“We dey beg all passengers make dem dey respect aviation time and cooperate with our staff always.
“Our goal na to deliver safe and on-time travel, and we go always stand for discipline, integrity, and due process,” di statement conclude.
