Passengers Arik Air with plans to travel on
Tuesday were left stranded as the airline
cancelled all of its flight for the day and
announced the suspension of its flights,
pending approval of its aircraft
documentation related to insurance
renewal.
The airline said in a statement announced
the temporary suspension of its flight
operations that it was working round the
clock “to resolve the necessary
documentation, which has been a challenge
due to the long weekend holidays due to
Ed al Adha”.
It said, “At the present time, all flights of
the airline have been cancelled for Tuesday,
13 September 2016 and the airline has
stated that it would be getting in touch
with passengers to provide an update on
rescheduling of their flights.
“This situation is likely to continue for the
next few days until such time that NAICOM
(National
Insurance Commission) approves a waiver
on a priority basis for the new insurance
company to renew the policy.”
It urged all customers to contact its call
centre or visit its website for further
details.
The Group CEO, Arik Air, Dr. Michael
Arumemi-Ikhide, apologised to the airline’s
customers and assured them that it was
fully committed to returning to our normal
operations and minimise any unfortunate
inconvenience to our passengers.
The development comes less than two
weeks after both Aero Contractors and
FirstNation Airways suspended operations.

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