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Turkish Airline has
pledged to commence immediately freight of all leftover passengers’ baggage in
Turkey to Nigeria following the suspension of its operations in Nigeria.
The General Manager, Public Affairs, Nigerian Civil Aviation
Authority (NCAA), Mr Sam Adurogboye, stated this in a statement on Sunday in
Lagos. Adurogboye explained that the management of the airline had met with the
NCAA management in Abuja on Friday to resolve the leftover baggage issue. “The
airline said this will be achieved by instantly upgrading the Boeing 737 – 800
being used and found inadequate to a larger Airbus A330 and Boeing 737 – 900. ”
The programme of clearance will be carried out from Dec. 13 to Dec. 17,” he
said. READ ALSO: Asaba International Airport ready to receive big
aircrafts ― Okowa Adurogboye said NCAA expected strict compliance to the
remedial programme. He warned all operators to ensure Nigerians were not taken
for granted by providing safe, secure and efficient service at all times. The
News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NCAA in a letter dated Dec. 11, with
reference no. NCAA/DG/12/16/60 signed by the Acting Director General, NCAA,
Capt. Sidi Abdullahi has suspended Turkish Airlines operations in Nigeria.
Abdullahi said the suspension was with effect from Dec. 16. NCAA said the
suspension would remain until the airline was ready to operate into the country
with the right aircraft size and bring passengers into the country together
with their checked-in baggage.
Source: (NAN) VANGUARD
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