Scores of Abuja-bound Arik Airline passengers
were Friday stranded in Lagos as several flights
were delayed for hours.
The delay, which for some flights lasted for as
long as eight hours, tested the patience of the
passengers.
Pointblanknews.com gathered that but for the
intervention of airport security officials, some irate
passengers would have gone physical.
Some distraught passengers told
Pointblanknews.com on the telephone that they
had been at the airport for flights as early as
10am flight, but were still at the airport at about
7pm.
One passenger claimed to have booked a Lagos-
Owerri flight scheduled for 9am, but was at about
8pm unable to get a flight.
Pointblanknews.com was not able to get an
official reaction from the airline. However, a staff
who spoke on the condition of anonymity blamed
the delays on “Christmas rush.”