No fewer than 300 workers of Arik Air will be losing their jobs as the airline continues to battle with the effect of the coronavirus pandemic.
The reports have it that the carrier took the decision to make the workers redundant barely 24 hours after the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) grounded the airline and disrupted its operations nationwide over workers' condition of service.
According to the airline’s Communications Manager, Adebanji Ola said the management's decision to make about 300 workers redundant was due to the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations.
He added that the pandemic has caused severe financial constraints which have prevented the company from carrying out costly maintenance and return its planes to normal operations.
The decision to let go of workers was a difficult one even as the leadership of NUATE was about to commence a meeting convened by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) at its Aviation House at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos. Ola stated.
In the meantime, Arik Air passengers hoping to fly to their various destinations were left stranded on Thursday as the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) withdrew their services from the airline indefinitely.
However, Ola has apologized on behalf of the management of Arik Air to every passenger whose travel plans were disrupted to bear with the airline with a promise that all affected passengers can modify their tickets at no extra costs to travel at any time.
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