Air Peace Flight operations grounded nationwide

Flight operations of Air Peace have been grounded across the country after members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) placed its terminals under lock and key.

Flight operations at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos have been disrupted due to a protest by union members working with the airline. Consequently, an Air Peace flight scheduled to depart Lagos at 6:30 a.m. could not take off, with similar disruptions reported across all airports nationwide.

The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mr. Michael Achimugu, also confirmed the development.

“Yes, it is a union thing. When I get to the airport, I will be able to get more factual details of the situation,” he said.

An X user, known as YoufoundAlex, shared his experience on social media:

“I have a 9:00 a.m. appointment in Abuja today, but unfortunately, I am currently stranded at the Lagos airport due to an ongoing protest by Air Peace workers, which has resulted in the shutdown of the airport and disruption of flights,” he wrote.

The development left passengers in Lagos stranded due to flight delays. Management of Air Peace has yet to speak on the incident as of the time of filing this report, and it remains unconfirmed whether the protest has affected the operations of other airlines.