Flights at the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos, were suspended on Tuesday, leaving travellers stranded as aviation workers downed tools at the airport.
The aviation workers, under the aegis of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), shut down the airport on Tuesday morning over the sack of some of their members by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL).
The aviation workers, it was learnt, took positions at the strategic entrances leading to the terminal building as early as 6am.
BASL had sacked 37 workers including the union executives. The union described the sack of its members as witch-hunting and willful intimidation.
They alleged that rather than implementing the conditions of service as agreed with them in 2021, the BASL management had resorted to sacking of its members.
All flights into and from the airport have been suspended.
