{
  "id": 579145,
  "title": "JUST IN: Air Peace resumes flights following airport picketing",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/just-in-air-peace-resumes-flights-following-airport-picketing-579145",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-11T16:05:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/just-in-air-peace-resumes-flights-following-airport-picketing/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Air Peace has resumed its flight operations after being disrupted by aviation unions on Tuesday. The airline's spokesperson, Efe Whiskey, confirmed to PUNCH Online that flights were operating on Tuesday despite the picketing caused by the unions. The unions picketed Air Peace's facilities in major hubs such as Lagos, Enugu, and Abuja, causing significant disruption. Whiskey alleged that the unions targeted Air Peace because its employees had declined to join the unions. The airline had already paid the 5% Ticket Sales Charge that the unions claimed they were owed to the regulatory body, the NCAA. The unions had also announced plans to picket all Nigerian airlines but only targeted Air Peace. Whiskey further questioned why Air Peace was singled out when other airlines like Ibom Air, Enugu Air, and Aero operated flights that day. The unions had given airlines a seven-day ultimatum to pay the alleged outstanding charges, threatening to picket any airline that failed to comply. Air Peace had been making payments to the unions but remained opposed to joining them.",
  "summary": "Air Peace has resumed flight operations after aviation unions disrupted services. Learn why the airline was targeted and its stance on unionisation. Read More: https://punchng.com/just-in-air-peace-resumes-flights-following-airport-picketing/",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "JUST IN: Air Peace resumes flights following airport picketing",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/just-in-air-peace-resumes-flights-following-airport-picketing",
        "published": "2026-08-11T15:46:52.000Z"
      }
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}