The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has said aggrieved passengers who destroy properties belonging to any airline or assault airline staff, will be arrested and prosecuted.
This was disclosed by the spokesperson of the AON, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, in a statement in Lagos on Friday.
On July 21, some Dana Air passengers physically descended on and damaged the company’s property at the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos, over cancellation of their flight.
Mr Okonkwo said that such passengers risk blacklisting and also banned from being transported by the members of the group.
The operators said such legal action might come by way of civil suit against passengers who chose to be unruly and uncivilised in their behaviours.
The AON said that air transport users who have issues with any operator have legally approved avenues to seek redress.
According to the group, destroying airline’s property and assaulting staff of Airline companies constitute criminal breaches and are not part of avenues recommended by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the Federal Competitions and Consumer Protection Council (FCCPA) to seek redress.
NCAA had suspended Dana Air operations and asked it to conduct financial audit, thereby canceling all its flights.
