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NIGERIA: Aviation workers strike delays flights

NIGERIA: Aviation workers strike delays flights

KAZEEM SANNI DOMESTIC flights in Nigeria were being disrupted, local airlines said, as aviation employees in Lagos blocked roads to the country's busiest local airport to begin a two-day strike in protest over working conditions and wages. The strike is likely to add to problems in a sector that regularly faces jet fuel shortages, which often ground local flights and where international carriers struggle to repatriate revenue from ticket sales due to dollar shortages. Air Peace, which also flies international and regional routes and has the largest fleet, told passengers that "flights across our network will consequently be disrupted" due…
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Flights disrupted as Nigerian aviation workers strike over pay, conditions

Flights disrupted as Nigerian aviation workers strike over pay, conditions

DOMESTIC flights in Nigeria were being disrupted, local airlines said, as aviation employees in Lagos blocked roads to the country's busiest local airport to begin a two-day strike in protest over working conditions and wages. The strike is likely to add to problems in a sector that regularly faces jet fuel shortages, which often ground local flights and where international carriers struggle to repatriate revenue from ticket sales due to dollar shortages. Air Peace, which also flies international and regional routes and has the largest fleet, told passengers that "flights across our network will consequently be disrupted" due to the…
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Nigerian flights disrupted by striking ground staff

Nigerian flights disrupted by striking ground staff

AIRLINES in Nigeria said flights were being disrupted after ground staff began an indefinite strike to demand higher pay. Air Peace, which has the biggest fleet in Nigeria, and smaller carrier Dana Air said the strike by the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) was delaying flights and hoped the issue would be quickly resolved. "The strike has affected all operations of all airlines being handled by the company (NAHCO)," Air Peace said in a statement. British Airways and Qatar Airways, among the foreign airlines frequently flying to Nigeria, did not immediately respond to requests for comment. The National Union of…
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