Some passengers were stranded at the domestic wing of the
Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja on Friday as airlines battle fuel scarcity
Last month, airlines, under the aegis of Airline Operators
of Nigeria (AON), warned about the disruption of scheduled flight operations
over the growing scarcity of aviation fuel, popularly known as Jet-A1.
Airline operators had also complained about the rising cost
of aviation fuel and threatened to shut down operations.
TheCable reports that Andrew, a passenger of Overland
airline, who intended to fly inboard Jalingo, Taraba state, together with four
of his colleagues, said his flight was delayed for “operational reasons”.
He said his flight was scheduled for 10 am, but passengers
were called after about an hour.
Another passenger who is a journalist said his flight was
also delayed for more than one hour.
“I was flying from Abuja to Akure to cover the Osun
election. I was there from 9 am to originally board by 10.15 am,” he said,
adding that he finally boarded the plane by 11.39 am.
Another passenger, who was supposed to board Owerri through
United Nigeria Airlines by 10 am, also said his flight was also delayed for two
hours.
A source at the airport who preferred anonymity dislcosed
that the postponement was caused by the unavailability of aviation fuel.
“The flight was available, but there was no fuel to fly the
planes,” the source said.
Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, assistant general manager, corporate affairs, Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), could not be immediately reached for comments.
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