The Minister of State for
Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika yesterday directed an immediate
investigation into the use of ladder by Aero Contractors Airlines to
disembark passengers on its chartered flight at the Bauchi Airport on
Saturday. According to him; “Several reports received by the Minister have
indicated the airline used a ladder to disembark passengers from a
Boeing 737 aircraft at the Bauchi airport on Saturday December 19th
2015.
‘’The act is inconsistent with Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations,
NCAR and International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, Standards and
Recommended Practices, SARPS.
“The investigation will determine the immediate and remote causes of
the incident with a view to developing and implementing measures that
will prevent a re-occurrence of the unsafe and unacceptable procedure
that exposed passengers to high risk of serious injury.
“He reiterated that if the airline is found culpable, the full weight
of sanctions within extant laws and regulations would be applied.”
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