Photos: Passengers stranded as aviation unions shut down Abuja Airport

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By Joke Falaju, Abuja

03 June 2024 | 10:50 americium

Passengers recovered themselves stranded astatine the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport successful Abuja connected Monday arsenic the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) commenced an indefinite onslaught crossed the country. After an exigency gathering connected Sunday, the aviation national directed its members to retreat their services crossed each airports. The unions involved…

After an exigency gathering connected Sunday, the aviation national directed its members to retreat their services crossed each airports.

The unions progressive are the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE).

Comrade Uzor Samuel Oluchi, the Deputy National President of NUATE, confirmed the improvement to The Guardian.

He stated that successful compliance with the directives by the NLC/TUC, the national began a onslaught enactment astatine the Abuja airdrome astatine 12 am, resulting successful nary flights landing oregon taking off.

“As I speak, I americium connected the runway, and nary formation is landing oregon taking off. This volition proceed until the authorities consents to our demands,” helium said. He besides mentioned that portion the toll gross remains open, each terminal buildings are unopen down.

The unions acknowledged the complexities of planetary question and announced that the onslaught astatine planetary terminals would statesman connected June 4. Uzor emphasized, “Except for planetary flights, nary section flights are landing for now.”

The Guardian observed hundreds of passengers lasting with their luggage astatine the entranceway of the terminal building, hoping that the national would telephone disconnected the strike.

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