Delayed Flight Due To Restrictions Forces Air Peace Passengers To Sleep At Lagos Airport

Delayed flight due to travel restrictions forces Air Peace passengers to sleep at Lagos Airport

Scores of Air Peace passengers reportedly slept inside the Arrival Hall at the MM1 wing of the Lagos airport, Nigeria’s busiest, on Thursday night.

Report gathered that the P4 7125 flight from Abuja initially scheduled for 9:00p.m., eventually took off at 11:00pm. It then landed minutes after 12 midnight despite the nationwide curfew.

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On May 10, the federal government announced another phase of restriction to curtail the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The National Incident Manager, Mukhtar Mohammed, said a ban had been placed on human and vehicular movement from 12:00a.m. to 4:00a.m, except those on essential services.

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Air Peace customers condemned treatment by the company and wondered whether the airline forgot a curfew was in place.

One of them told newsmen that he was disappointed about the service and the fact that travelers had to pass the night on the floor.

“I am appalled, enraged! How do you fly people one hour to the start of restriction time. It would have been okay if we took off at 10:00p.m.

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