Isa Bayero, cousin of Aminu Ado Bayero, Emir of Kano, has
asked the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) to take punitive action
against Air Peace for refusing to delay a flight for the monarch.
In a complaint letter addressed to the NCAA on Thursday,
Bayero described the act as a “disrespect” to the Emir and the people of Kano
state.
“We, 10 of us, including His Highness Alhaji Aminu Ado
Bayero, Sarkin Kano and four other business class passengers with additional
other five economy class passengers all boarded our return Air Peace flight No.
P47776 from Banjul to Lagos,” the letter reads.
Bayero, popularly known as Isa Pilot, explained that the
airline had delayed their Banjul to Lagos flight by over one hour, yet refused
to allow them board their connecting flight to Kano because they arrived in
Lagos 30 minutes before departure time.
“Our departure from Banjul was scheduled for 00:10hrs (local
time) on 24th February, 2022, however, we departed Banjul at 01:19hrs and we
landed at Lagos at 5:45am,” he said.
‘Our connecting flight to Kano on the same Air Peace airline
was for 6:15 hrs. This gave us only 30 minutes to make our flight to Kano.”
Bayero said he personally called Allen Onyema, chief
executive officer of Air Peace, to inform him of the situation.
He said he requested him to assist by delaying their departing
flight to Kano as a mark of respect to the “revered” Emir of Kano.
“He (Onyema) flatly refused and avowed that he will not do
that. I personally took this as an insult and a flagrant show of disrespect to
his highness and the Kano people at large,” the letter adds.
Bayero expressed disappointment at Onyema’s response, saying
that the delay was the fault of the airline.
He said arriving international flights, departing aircrafts
– local or international – were often delayed to enable arriving passengers to
join.
“Why should that be different with Air Peace Airline?” he
asked.
Bayero said despite having to check into a hotel at personal
cost, the airline also requested them to pay a “no-show” fee when they wanted
to rebook the next available flight of the airline which was by 7pm.
“This is an extreme case of insensitivity and callousness.
In view of the foregoing, I feel strongly aggrieved and demand your kind
intervention for restitution and for appropriate measures to be taken to stop
this unwholesome development from happening in the future,” he said.
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