The management of Aero Contractors has explained that the passengers who chartered the Boeing 737-500, which landed at the Bauchi Airport on Saturday, chose to disembark via a ladder. According to the management, the passengers said they could no longer wait for the airstairs as they were in Bauchi to attend a wedding. The 34 passengers, including the groom, were said to have pressured the pilot that they disembark from the aircraft with a ladder due to the delay.Though the name of the groom was not disclosed, the airline said the angry passengers reportedly forced Capt Nikcevic Vlado to allow them disembark after waiting 10 minutes for the airport manager to provide the airstairs.

Addressing a briefing yesterday in Lagos, the Accountable Manager and Managing Director, Capt Russel Lee Foon, said the breach in operational procedures was due to failure of the airport management. In Foon's words, “Prior to leaving Abuja, the flight despatcher contacted the Airport manager to advise that the aircraft was taxing out and he confirmed that they were ready to receive the flight. At 10:42am, the aircraft touched down on Runway 35 at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa International Airport. The controller advised the crew that due to the absence of marshallers and ramp officials, parking would be at their own discretion.”

“At 10:44am, the flight despatcher on board contacted the Airport manager to advise him that they were on the ground, to which he confirmed that he has seen the aircraft and that they were waiting. After parking, the captain reported that they waited for 10 minutes for the stairs to be brought to the aircraft but no assistance or stairs came to the aircraft. The captain reported that he informed the passengers of the situation as they were beginning to get agitated. What was not known to the crew at the beginning of the flight was that the groom was on board. The wedding was to start in 20 minutes. At this point the captain went to the cabin and explained to the passengers that he may have to take them back to Abuja as they cannot disembark due to lack of stairs."

Foon further said the passengers said the alternative, which the fire service provided was a ladder which the passengers took as an option and on their own free will used the ladder to disembark against the wishes of the captain and crew. Reacting to this,the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) yesterday through its spokesman, Yakubu Dati said: “Without prejudice to the directive given by the minister of state for Aviation for investigation into the cause of the incident, we wish to clarify that Aero Contractors’ use of unauthorised equipment (ladder) to disembark its passengers does not have anything to do with FAAN.

“The Bauchi Airport is managed by the Bauchi State government and FAAN only provides statutory services at the airport, such as aircraft marshalling, aviation security services and fire cover. The Authority does not provide handling services for Aero Contractors and therefore does not understand why it should be held responsible for the non-provision of appropriate equipment for passenger disembarkation. We also do not understand why the absence of marshallers on the apron, as claimed by the airline, could cause the use of unauthorised equipment for the disembarkation of passengers from the aircraft. We urge the public to discountenance any story linking FAAN, in any way, with the use of unauthorised equipment by Aero Contractors at the Bauchi Airport.”

http://dawntodusknews.com/young-people-who-chartered-plane-chose-to-disembark-with-ladder-aero-contractors/

Abegi!!! Punish whoever was suppose to do what, & didn do it...or wasnt available so that we can focus on the #DasukiBillions

Meaning?

AngryNigerian:
Abegi!!! Punish whoever was suppose to do what, & didn do it...or wasnt available so that we can focus on the #DasukiBillions

SIMPLE just punish the culprit for neglegence of duty.

buh my brother me i fear for naija o. you'll finally see that nothing will be done and this will repeat again.

Young people? Choose to? Disembark?
See reasons. No regulatory bodies in that sector abi.

The management of Aero Contractors has explained that the passengers who chartered the Boeing 737-500, which landed at the Bauchi Airport on Saturday, chose to disembark via a ladder. According to the management, the passengers said[b] they could no longer wait for the airstairs as they were in Bauchi to attend a wedding[/b]. The 34 passengers, including the groom, were said to have pressured the pilot that they disembark from the aircraft with a ladder

See lie, amateurs they should meet Lia Mohammed for a tutor in Lying 578, sounded like and cocck and bull story. "they couldn't wait" but they waited for ladder to come. Have you ever heard such bullshit in other countries.

#Sack_All_Those_Involved.

Lie of the century

Chartered flight from Abuja to Bauchi. Just 35 or was it 36 passengers. EFCC should look into this. They could be beneficiaries of the Dasuki billions.

What a crazyman excuse!

Dis my country sef.. haba! Ladder! Ladder!! Kai!

That's a very silly excuse!

That's the best the passengers especially the wedding crew could have done. Self help in the Nigerian fashion.

I am begining to think this country is a "zo....." SMH

# LETS BLAME JONATHAN#

What a silly excuse!

Silly excuse na small..... Unimaginable things happening since the Fake Dr. Baba assumption of office. There is hope for a better Nigeria!

nothing is functioning in this country, imaging the airports officials telling a pilot " due to absence of marshallers and ramp officials, parking would be at their discretion" . we are in trouble in this country.

Nigeria now lacks pilot, we now import pilot too. smh, there was truly a country.

Owk so they want to say the stairs are in jamica thats why they could not bring it for the people to use what a silly excuse and instead of them apologize they are here giving silly excuse and they not even ashamed of themselves. When will Nigeria grow?

Why

Lack of staircase in an airport? Oga Amaechi, you need to grill whoever that was not doing his job?


Choi....... The groom for give the bride high BP if they were taken back to abuja. The bride for think say he son run.

Kk

U can lie eh!

j

funny country

Mad reasoning and Response!
Dilapidated sense indeed

Your airplane is faulty, accept the blame and keep quiet. All this epistle is not making any sense...

IAMLOOSEWEIGHT

funkyibodude:
How can passengers choose to disembark on an aircraft with a ladder, what kinda nauseating lie is this Click like if you believe this is True and share if you think is a BIG FAT LIE

I clicked both

Whoever initiated this lie can't even lie.

which kind mumu excuse be that? the guy must have been trained by Lie Muhammed.....btw..why do some states think they need an airort while the nearest airport is just 20moinutes drive from their capital?

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