Travellers stranded as aviation workers’ strike grounds flights at Lagos airport
By Odunayo Odeja
International flights at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport have been grounded as workers of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc (NAHCO) embarked on strike.
NAHCO said the strike is due to salary increment.
An affected passenger and aviation expert, Alex Nuba, said that NAHCO staff in the early hours of Monday walked out of the international airport, saying they were on strike and would not handle any passenger.
He said, “Even the Qatar flight I’m traveling with this morning landed and has returned to Doha as there’s no one to handle them.”
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He said passengers are frustrated as they have been kept outside to avoid a crisis and no information, announcements or emails was sent to passengers before the situation.
NAHCO handles check-in, boarding and ramp services for several international airlines including Air France/KLM, Qatar, Ethiopian Airlines, Delta Airlines, Virgin Atlantic, Turkish Air.
Travellers lament that if the situation is not addressed, more flights would be grounded.
