Arik Air Shuts Down |The Source

By Adesina Soyooye

Air travellers who purchased Arik Air tickets to various destinations are in for a rough, difficult time. This is because beginning Thursday, December 3, the Airline will be shut down indefinitely.

Arik Air, under receivership by AMCON, has had problems, especially, since COVID-19,  with its staff and Aviation Unions based on alleged sack, suspension and other welfare of Staff.

The interventions by both the Ministers of Aviation Hadi Siriki and Labour and Productivity, Dr Chris Ngige, in the crisis with Aviation Unions have not worked.

On Tuesday a letter to all Arik Staff, by the umbrella union of Aviation Unions, NUATE,  copied to the the CP Airport Commands,  Directors of the DSS, and Airport Chief of Security, MMIA, directed the workers to ground the Airline till further notice.

It reads in part: “As per outcome of the Congress meeting of 2nd December, 2020, and based on the fact that the Management of Arik has completely failed to respond to, in anyway, to the twin demands conveyed from the previous meeting, and the ultimatum having elapsed from 1st December 2020, it is hereby directed by the National Secretariat of NUATE that all services be withdrawn from  Arik Air with effect from 3rd December, 2020.

“All workers of Arik Air are enjoined  to eschew any divisive tendencies and join hands to secure their present and future by cooperating with NUATE to deal decisively with this matter.

“This action shall persist indefinitely until all Arik workers  are fully recalled, and the conditions of service is fully signed into existence.”

The letter was signed by the General Secretary of NUATE, Comrade Ochema Aba.