A lawyer, Barr. Emeka Ugwuonye is set to sue airline carrier, Air Peace, over an unreasonable 7 hour flight delay from Abuja to Lagos state.
According to Ugwuonye, his flight which was scheduled for 4.25 pm was shifted to 11.43 pm.
Narrating his ordeal with Air Peace, Ugwuonye said, “Yesterday, after a court hearing in Abuja, I was billed to fly back to Lagos. I had a 4:25 pm Air Peace flight. I got to the airport by 2:00 pm. At the check-in counter, I was told that my flight had been rescheduled for 8:10 pm. I wondered why no message was sent to inform me.
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“In any event, I had to wait at the lounge for the 8:10 pm flight. I had to cancel my meetings with my staff in Lagos. My driver was already at the airport. At 8:10 pm, Air Peace did not call for boarding. By 9 pm, they announced that my flight had been moved again to 10 pm. At this point, I tried to go back to Abuja town, as I felt it would be too late for me to travel from Lagos airport to my home in Ikoyi.
“However, Air Peace could not give me my luggage because they had flown my luggage to Lagos on the earlier flight they told me was delayed. So, I was forced to stay back at the Abuja airport.
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“By 10 pm, they announced that the flight has been moved again to 11 pm. Finally, the 4:25 pm flight took off by 11:43 pm and we arrived Lagos by 12:33 am. I spent over an hour at the airport trying to find my luggage where the airline kept it. I went through an ordeal to get home by 3.00 am.
“When I sat back and analyzed what happened, I saw a vicious airline operator which has total disregard for Nigerians and which could toy with my life and which put me through extreme pain and suffering. I became convinced that unless I drag Air Peace through the courts, it will continue in such vicious and abusive conduct. I have therefore directed our lawyers to start the process of suing Air Peace for damages. I believe this action will be in public interest.
