Arik airline Passengers from Asaba-Lagos stranded

Passengers flying Arik airline from Asaba-Lagos are stranded at the Asaba airport for the past two to three days.

The passengers said that the staffs of Arik airline have neglected them since yesterday without any reasonable explanation.

They claimed the Arik staffs used the policemen at the Asaba airport to harass, molest and even threatened to shoot them if they refuse to leave the airport.

The passengers told reporters that they booked and paid online for their flight, but getting to the airport, they were told that they can't fly for any reason.

They also claimed that they saw some Arik staffs collecting money from other passengers who came after them and was given boarding pass to fly.

Some of the passengers said they have missed some business transactions, while a young female passenger told journalists that she has missed her exams in school due to the delay by the airline.

The passengers threatened to take legal action against the airline.

They said they have been paying a lot of money staying in hotels in the last two days, going to three days now.

As at the time of sending this report, no member of Arik staff was ready to comment on the issue and passengers were still stranded at the airport.           

 'Tunde Andrew