Arik Air on Sunday debunked claims in a trending message alleging that its operations weren’t protected over an incident final week the place certainly one of its plane had an air return in Abuja.
The airline defined that the choice taken by the crew within the March 8, 2021 incident was strictly precautionary and according to the usual working process.
Chief Government of Arik Air, Capt. Roy Ilegbodu, in an announcement in response to the priority raised by a Benin-based lawyer recognized as R.O lsenalumhe Esq, mentioned the air return was knowledgeable by the “cautionary indication gentle” noticed by the Pilot-in-Command within the cockpit.
“Our plane are fashionable, subsequent technology plane geared up with redundancies and annunciators that improve protected operations in all levels of flight,” he mentioned.
The Arik boss additionally mentioned opposite to the declare of the lawyer that the Belongings Administration Company of Nigeria (AMCON) which is managing the airline was involved about recovering its cash, Arik has not made any reimbursement to the company.
It could be recalled that Arik Air was taken over by AMCON in 2017 over large indebtedness estimated to about N387bn together with money owed being owed native and overseas collectors.
The CEO nonetheless mentioned, “Arik has not made any repayments to the Asset Administration Company of Nigeria (AMCON) on its pre-receivership debt as claimed by Mr. Isenalumhe. Neither has AMCON put any undue stress on Arik for repayments on the detriment of operation. As a substitute, AMCON had offered funds and all types of assist to help the airline in its operations.”