It’s not yet uhuru for Arik Air as aviation unions reportedly shut down operations of the airline on Thursday, March 23, 2017.
In a report by Premium Times, the unions had earlier threatened to shut down the airline on Wednesday, March 22, 2017, following Arik management’s failure to reinstate its sacked members.
It was further reported that the aviation unions that carried out the process include the National Union of Air Transport Employees, Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers.
on Wednesday, Olayinka Abioye, General Secretary, NUATE accused the new management of intolerance to unionism alleging that the new management, through a recent circular, warned the workers not to join the unions in the industry and had refused to address all the pending issues affecting the workers.
Staff of the airline on Thursday shut down its operations, as the entrance of the airline’s office at the Lagos airport was barricaded.
“We will resist all forms of intimidation,” a staff of the airline reportedly said.
The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria had on February 9, 2017 took over Arik as a result of the airline’s bad debt to the company and other creditors.
AMCON had thereafter appointed Roy Ilegbodu as manager of the airline.
