Air Peace says its Banjul-Lagos flight, which had the Emir
of Kano on board, was not a connecting one, dispelling misconception about the
trip.
The airline, however, said it regretted the inconvenience
caused to passengers on board the flight who could not meet up travel time to
other destinations.
The airline said this in a statement signed by its
management and released on Sunday night.
The flight had caused issues between the airline operator
and Emir of Kano, who missed another flight from Lagos-Kano by the same
operator.
Recall that Isa Bayero, the monarch’s cousin, wrote a letter
of complaint to the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), asking the
regulatory body to take action against the airline for allegedly disrespecting
the Emir and the people of Kano.
Bayero, popularly known as Isa Pilot, had claimed that the
airline delayed its Banjul to Lagos flight by over one hour, yet refused to
allow them to board their connecting flight to Kano because they arrived in
Lagos 30 minutes before departure time.
But Air Peace denied the allegation, saying the decision was
an effort to protect the emir’s image.
Bayero then issued an ultimatum to Air Peace to apologise to
the Emir.
In the statement, the airline explained the Banjul- Lagos
flight that the Emir boarded was not a connecting flight.
According to the carrier, this implies that the flight had
no connection to the Lagos-Kano scheduled flight which the Emir was unable to
board.
“Based on misconceptions in some media that our Banjul-Lagos
flight of February 24, 2022, which had the Emir of Kano on board was a
connecting flight, we wish to clarify that it was never a connecting flight,”
the statement reads.
“That regional flight
was a totally different flight that terminated in Lagos and had no connection
with any other destination hence the airline would never have known the next
destinations of its passengers.
“However, we regret the inconvenience incurred by our
esteemed passengers who could not travel to the next destinations as they had
wanted.
“It is important we set the records straight.”
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