Omo, dem people wey dey fly for Naija don hold their breath as NCAA don yarn serious matter wey concern airline wahala. E no dey play again o! Na on top flight delays and passengers wey dey suffer that they don talk say enough is enough.
According to Michael Achimugu, wey be the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection for NCAA, dem go sharp the sanctions against any airline wey no fit deliver on time. Him talk am clear say: “We don support these airlines before, but now, their laziness no go fly again!” He dey vex well well for how many delays dey spoil people plans.
Dem don’t see sey for Naija aviation sector, no be only the airlines dey suffer wahala; e dey common say dem dey to dey delay flight up and down without proper notice. Achimugu don remind dem say, if government don put hand for their matter, dem supposed show us better service!
Na true talk he talk because wetin we dey see for airports no dey make sense again. Passengers dey vex, dey shout, omdat dem no dey communicate well when wahala happen. E don cause many fights for airport as people dey jost each other because nobody wan carry last for delayed flight.
Achimugu dey highlight sey for other countries like America, dem dey punish airlines wey dey misbehave. E cite how JetBlue chop fine wey reach two million dollars for their own chronic delays. E say our regulations for Naija go need to evolve to fit the current wahala wey dey ground.
For the past few months, flight cancellations don decrease small from 251 to just 80 flights, but the number of flights wey domestic airlines dey operate don increase to 17,731! Which means sey some airlines dey try, but no be all of them dey pull their weight. Dem go need to shake body to follow NCAA new rules wey dey come.
Air Peace don stop flights before due to strike from meteorological staff, wey cause plenty passengers to dey stranded. But na wetin happen to Max Air and United Nigeria Airlines wey dey cause gist pass as people dey complain of how dem dey delay their flights without any notice. Abeg, if dem no fit do better, wetin go happen?
As dem dey prepare to introduce these new penalties for the airlines, passengers dey hope sey dem go fit manage their complaints well. E still dey remain make we see how this matter go unfold, but one thing wey dey clear be say NCAA no wan hear any excuses again.
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