An Arik Air flight which was to transport passengers from Abuja to Lagos was aborted when the the aircraft allegedly developed technical issues and wouldn’t start.
The filght which was scheduled for 7pm was delayed till about 8pm and when the passengers were about to board, they noticed the pilot struggling to start the plane.
According to one of the passengers, identified as Dominic, “the passengers had checked in and were about boarding the aircraft when some people noticed the pilot was having issues in his seat.
“After a few minutes, a member of the Arik team announced to us in front of the airplane that there was a technical issue” and so they would have to wait for another aircraft from Lagos, to ferry them to their destination.
“So we had to wait another 1 hour and a few minutes for the arrival of another plane,” he said.
Some passengers therefore congratulated Arik Air for taking the right decision and not trying to manage the airplane like others in recent times which has led to loss of lives.
The passengers were said to have arrived in Lagos at about 12 midnight on another plane.
