Unions protest: Air Peace, United Nigeria claim over N2bn loss

Two Nigerian airlines, Air Peace and United Nigeria, are facing a potential loss of over N2 billion following a disruption in their flight operations caused by a coalition of aviation workers' unions. The unions, including the National Union of Air Transport Employees and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers, staged a protest against the airlines, alleging that Air Peace is the largest shareholder of the TSC debt and that the airlines have not remitted a five per cent ticket sales charge.

Nearly 100 flights were cancelled or disrupted, leaving thousands of passengers stranded. The unions described Tuesday's action as a measure of restraint, claiming they had given the airlines several weeks to resolve their grievances. United Nigeria Airlines, which suspended its operations in solidarity with Air Peace, reported that about 70 of its flights were affected, while more than 30 Air Peace flights were also disrupted. This disruption would have transported approximately 1,200 passengers, had it not occurred.

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