Arik Air, Nigeria's biggest airline, Thursday morning suspended all flight operations throughout the country.
Although details are still sketchy, the airline is believed to have taken the action because of some differences between it and Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
A message on the airline website reads "due to an action by the FAAN Union at the General Aviation Terminal in Lagos, we are sorry to advise our passengers that all domestic flights by Arik Air are cancelled for today Thursday 20 September. This information will be updated once we hear of any change. Passengers who have tickets to travel today will be re-booked on available flights once operations resume."
The Senate Committee on Aviation on Wednesday had recommended that Arik Air be allowed to serve as Nigeria’s national carrier.
This is another negative development in the aviation industry coming just two few weeks after Air Nigeria announced the suspension of all its operations — local, regional and international.
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