The management of Air Nigeria has announced the suspension of all its local, regional and international operations with effect from Monday, September 10, 2012.
A statement from the airline said the suspension was largely due to staff disloyalty and environmental tension, “which are not conducive for business in the aviation sector.”
The airline said it regretted any inconvenience the decision would cause its loyal passengers on all the routes and advised them to contact agents from whom they had purchased tickets for refunds.
The statement quoted the Chairman of the airline, Mr. Jimoh Ibrahim, as saying that it was difficult to continue further investment in the carrier with the high level of staff disloyalty and weak business environment.
“But we are strongly committed to ensuring that Air Nigeria survives,” he added.
Ibrahim said about 50 loyal members of staff from various departments of the airline had been selected with a mandate to recommence business within 12 months, while the others had been relieved of their employment effective from the last day of work on their various routes.
He thanked stakeholders for their “massive support” in the last two years of operation of Air Nigeria under the new management.
Ibrahim explained that the suspension of all the operations of Air Nigeria was not unusual.
He said, “Corporations are like individuals, who naturally will get sick, and the usual thing to do is to admit them to hospitals, either for corporate surgery or for treatment, as the case may be.
“During such period, it is not likely that they will work in full capacity, depending on the nature of the illness.”
The suspension of operations, he added, was not due to load factor, but largely to staff disloyalty and weak business environment.
Posted: at 5-09-2012 11:04 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
rolifaith at 5-09-2012 11:32 AM (12 years ago) (f)
@poster i cant find my glasses, pls who will be the first to comment lol
Posted: at 5-09-2012 11:32 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
Ethiopian Airline is the second national carrier to add boeing's dreamliner to her fleet while Air Nigeria (Nigeria airways) is going bankrupt.. TUFIAKWA!!!!!!! CORRUPTION HAS FINISHED NIGERIA.
Posted: at 5-09-2012 12:04 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
This is how they ate up Virgin Nigeria and it folded up...Now air nigeria is folding up does it mean that anything the government has a hand in always folds up like this
Posted: at 5-09-2012 02:05 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
This is how they ate up Virgin Nigeria and it folded up...Now air nigeria is folding up does it mean that anything the government has a hand in always folds up like this
So becos the name is Air Nigeria, that means the govt has a hand in it abi? Get ur facts
Posted: at 5-09-2012 02:50 PM (12 years ago) | Hero
So becos the name is Air Nigeria, that means the govt has a hand in it abi? Get ur facts
Nigerian government still has a stake in it, despite Jimoh ibrahim being the chairman...that is why it is called a National Carrier No other airline operator is called a National Carrier
Posted: at 5-09-2012 04:56 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming
una see wetin pounded yam ,Garri and egusi soup do to our Nigeria first lady Dame Patience Jonathan she no go kill person with her big big Oyinbo grammatical errors made by Madam ....I hope Aso Rock do something about it, berfore her gueste begin to ask for an English interpreter in a country that speaks as its official language.....NAIJA una too much oo coffee wey I dey drink for hia comot for my nose as I read this
Posted: at 5-09-2012 07:05 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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