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Friday, 19 June 2015

Lol. Arik passengers say they were left in the tarmac while crew boarded bus & left (photos)

The LIB reader who was a passenger said this happened yesterday on the 5pm flight arriving in Lagos from Benin City. Arik crew entered the bus and left the passengers to find their way out of the tarmac. Na wa! More photos after the cut...



123 comments:

Unknown said...

Ah ah this is not funny naa... Oya make dem use jogging de go small small. I hate arik

Unknown said...

Ah! That's bad

Unknown said...

Before nko. Where they looking for a lift?? But Arik has been on the news for bad stuffs.

Alloy Chikezie said...

No be small wa o!

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Unknown said...

Lolxxxx

Unknown said...

Anything is possible in 9ja.

I'm out. ***CATCH ME IF U CAN***

Unknown said...

KA! SEE SUFFERING, AND SMILING. WHT A SHAME DAT CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY POOR FRM THEM WIT OUT CARE TO MAK THOSE THAT PAY THEIR SALARIES TO B HAPPY.

Unknown said...

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NaijaDeltaBabe said...

Wit Arik, anything is possible

Unknown said...

Lol..... Ewooooo!!! Too bad.

BONARIO NNAGS said...

Why always Arik, Arik seems an Airborne disease that needs to be addressed urgently.

~BONARIO~says so via NOKIA LUMIA

Unknown said...

KA! SEE SUFFERING, AND SMILING. WHT A SHAME DAT CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY POOR FRM THEM WIT OUT CARE TO MAK THOSE THAT PAY THEIR SALARIES TO B HAPPY.

Trendyify said...

Its not new, in naija anyhting can happen



it is well...........

Unknown said...

Hahaha very funny! Arik air is becoming very annoying with their nonchalant attitude.

Unknown said...

Hahaha very funny! Arik air is becoming very annoying with their nonchalant attitude!!!!

joy(sharonlady002@yahoo.com) said...

Abike too stranded dats Naija fr u ooo

Davido's driver said...

How rude. Smh! Lindaobserve

Ladun Liadi said...

Dem go hold ya hand lead U out?

Unknown said...

Arik air is always in the news in a bad light. If its not non-payment of staff salaries, it'll be non-maintenance of aircrafts, and now, substandard services and disregard for their passengers. Someone has to be queried and penalized for this

Anonymous said...

wetin una want ? make them drop una for house ? abeg una money done expire

Unknown said...

Lol this ppl got to be kidding

Unknown said...

Na

Anonymous said...

I used to think that u had a lil sense in that ur skull...now I know that commenting on everything makes a fool of u. Are you aware that there is something called a crew bus that is exclusively for the use of a flight crew? Do you know if that crew are being used for another flight and are being taken there to avoid delays? Make una dey get sense abeg...

Unknown said...

Y always Arik.. na wah oo

Unknown said...

Lol...

Unknown said...

Arik and drama


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Anonymous said...

This is actually FAAN duty, not the airline

Anonymous said...

Linda, you just publish anything to stay relevant. Has it occurred to you that that could be a dedicated bus for the crew? Govt needs to seriously bring some restrictions relating to blogging in Nigeria.

Unknown said...

Dats really bad, I only lyk dem 4 international bt virgin is better. Dey shd find der way jare. Proudly naija indeed

ary said...

Our aviation industry is in a rotten mess and PMB needs to make the next aviation minister a person of integrity and competence. Hospitality is zero. But Anonymous 10.47AM has some valid points.

Jules said...

Arik, always in d news for rubbish things

Anonymous said...

Not good

Anonymous said...

Anon 10.47, you are a bigger fool. Have you not heard of customer service? Even if the bus needed to bring in other crew members couldn't the crew stay n pacify the customers they came in with? And go later? Am sure you are one of them.

Paul Ofou said...

Arik thinks they are a thin God abi ,no wahala what happen to Nitel will soon happen to them payback is closer than they think.

Anonymous said...

It's the Airports' responsibility to provide shuttle buses to transport passengers from Tarmac to arrival hall not the airline. I am not sure if this is an isolated case or a regular occurrence if it is the latter, then the airline might want to consider providing shuttle buses just for the comfort of their customers. That said, It's a tricky situation for the airline. If they (the airline) have the authorisation to provide shuttle buses for their customers, the buses have to be bought, the drivers have to be paid and the buses have to be maintained leading to higher operational costs that will definitely lead to ticket price hikes. If the airlines say " well it's none of our business" then they will be faced with situations like this one where the airline is seen in a bad light.

The Pressure has to be put on the airport authorities to do their job! Provide shuttle buses.

Anonymous said...

Arik seems to be falling apart.

Divinelyfavored said...

Na you no get sense pass. They want to use them for another flight so d passengers should trek or wait until they have time for them.

jay Terungwa said...

Lol. Ur comments always crack me up,even wen I feel u r serious.

Unknown said...

Haba Dts nt nyc @ all. Ds is funny.

dessymal said...

Arik...*smh*

prettiyz said...

That's bad

Unknown said...

@G Sarki base in Kaduna, my appreciation goes 2u for liking my comments on LIB. God bless u abundantly, and thumbs up to u.

KA! SEE SUFFERING, AND SMILING. WHT A SHAME DAT CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY POOR FRM THEM WIT OUT CARE TO MAK THOSE THAT PAY THEIR SALARIES TO B HAPPY.

Amy Amy said...

Arik una own don too much ooo

Unknown said...

@G Sarki base in Kaduna, my appreciation goes 2u for liking my comments on LIB. God bless u abundantly, and thumbs up to u.

Annonymous said...

Dear Linda,

i work in the airport and the duty of taking passengers from the Ramp to the arrival hall is the duty of the airport authority not Arik air, the passengers have paid for this services, arik air is only taking their passengers for comfort purpose it is not their duty to do so and it is a requirement that the crew must be taken to their base. however, passengers are also very important to the business.

our airport authorities should live up to expectation i have not seen any where in the world where airline pick their passengers to the terminal building, it is only the airport authority that does that and the bill goes to the airline.

i stand to be corrected.

regards.

Unknown said...

Dey should thank God dat dey landed safely before being deserted & not in mid flight. Arik my ass! Linda take note!




Okiie, notice to all LIBERs. Didn't want to do dis before but I gex I just have to do it as a disclaimer. One idiot on dis blog stole my identity, my name & signage. So please any negative comments on dis blog is not coming from me but from the thief cos I would neva say anything bad about someone or wish anyone evil. So I have gone back to using my old pix & my email address is (julie3er@gmail.com). Linda take note!

Unknown said...

@G Sarki (He is an ardent LIB reader base in Kaduna), my appreciation goes 2u for liking my comments on LIB. God abundantly bless u, and everytin dat concerns u. Thumbs up to u, and more power to ur elbows.

I pray all ur heart desires come to pass during dis period of Ramadhan. Thanks once again, and stay blessed alwaz.

Anonymous said...

Anon, are u saying they use d same crew for all their flights lmao, it's even worse than we thought o. So it's also possible that, d bus for d crew (exclusive my foot) arrived on time to pick them, but the passenger's are to walk? Na u need small sense abeg!

Anonymous said...

A lot of people apparently have bells for Arik. This is a non-story beg

Unknown said...

@G Sarki (He is an ardent LIB reader base in Kaduna), my appreciation goes 2u for liking my comments on LIB. God abundantly bless u, and everytin dat concerns u. Thumbs up to u, and more power to ur elbows.

I pray all ur heart desires come to pass during dis period of Ramadhan. Thanks once again, and stay blessed alwaz.

Anonymous said...

Isn't transporting passengers FAAN's responsibility. Ya'll need to get informed.

Unknown said...

@G Sarki (He is an ardent LIB reader base in Kaduna), my appreciation goes 2u for liking my comments on LIB. God abundantly bless u, and everytin dat concerns u. Thumbs up to u, and more power to ur elbows.

I pray all ur heart desires come to pass during dis period of Ramadhan. Thanks once again, and stay blessed alwaz.

Unknown said...

@G Sarki (He is an ardent LIB reader base in Kaduna), my appreciation goes 2u for liking my comments on LIB. God abundantly bless u, and everytin dat concerns u. Thumbs up to u, and more power to ur elbows.

I pray all ur heart desires come to pass during dis period of Ramadhan. Thanks once again, and stay blessed alwaz.

Anonymous said...


Please all should kindly note that it is not the duty not Arik to transport passengers from the ramp to the airport building, FAAN is owing Arik a whole lot of dough as regards these services which they at FAAN has refused to deliver, it is strictly FAAN's job to do and not Arik's

Pidgin Mistress said...

Na wah

Anonymous said...

Its the duty of the airport authority to 'carry' passengers from the plane to the terminal building not the airline. That means FAAN. FAAN actually gets away with blue murder and dumps everything at the feet of the airlines.

Anonymous said...

That bus is for the crew and not for passengers and believe that those passenger were later pick up by Arik passengers bus.pls tell the passenger that posted this thing to pls update us.

Annonymous said...

it is the duty of the airport authority to pick passengers to the terminal not the airline because this service has been paid for.

taking the crew to their base is not a bad idea.

there is no place in the world that airline pick passengers to the terminal building,it is the duty of the airport authority to do so and forward the bill to the airline.
i stand to be corrected.
it is time we take responsibility of our actions.

regards.

Anonymous said...

I don't pity them...they see news about arik everytime online and still go ahead and buy their ticket...Oloun lo mun yin!

Anonymous said...

Na wa, not nice at all

eka said...

Arik....always in d news 4 wrong reasons

Anonymous said...

Anything Arik is news for Linda even when it is no fault of the airline. You need to know that its FAAN's responsibility to transport passengers to and fro the terminal building. The agency has since abdicated this responsibility to the airlines and this is why you guys are now blaming Arik. Pls leave Arik alone.

Anonymous said...

Where in the world have you seen airlines using their vehicles to carry passengers to the terminal building. The airport authority is supposed to do this but here in Nigeria things are done differently. Airlines pay FAAN for this service and the agency never get to offer the service to passengers.

Anonymous said...

FAAN should be held responsible this now.FAAN pls do your part jo. provide shuttle buses for passengers at the airport. That is part of what the passenger service charges you collect for each passenger should be used for.

yawanow said...

Wrong wrong wrong. But why.

Unknown said...

you wanna enter the crew bus with them?

AGBA ENJOYMENT said...

I have told people to stop using arik and earo. These two airlines have chronic disease of bad Customer relationship.

Anonymous said...

Is the crew bus supposed to take passengers to their homes?

What are the passengers waiting around for?
Looks like Linda lost the real issue here.

Anonymous said...

You people will be releasing people's pictures anyhow ...
Maybe there's someone in these pictures that sneaked off to Benin and doesn't want some people to know.

TONIA GREEN said...

Yes, Always Arik. Why? They should at least carry their passengers along whatever may be the case.

❤❤❤ THE PROPHETESS

ASAMPOKOTO said...

God where do they find people like you?

Anonymous said...

Olodo people,no Crew for back una. Mtscheeew...please stop displaying this ignorance. Crew transport and passenger transport are different. No where in the world will passengers be transported in same bus as crew. And if the crew are continuing on other flights to attend to other passengers like u,you would rather they walk there Abi? I have seen it many times sha. Arik has no regards for passengers,crew ,or any staff for that matter. So arik passengers live with it.

ASAMPOKOTO said...

Just like it is Ba's job to make sure the tube or whatever is there when their customers land, arik should have found a way.

Anonymous said...

Olodo people,no Crew for back una. Mtscheeew...please stop displaying this ignorance. Crew transport and passenger transport are different. No where in the world will passengers be transported in same bus as crew. And if the crew are continuing on other flights to attend to other passengers like u,you would rather they walk there Abi? I have seen it many times sha. Arik has no regards for passengers,crew ,or any staff for that matter. So arik passengers live with it.

Juleslouis said...

Arik and their unlimites inefficiencies. I bet its owned by a nigerian politician. Na so dem dey behave.

Anonymous said...

Your comments are full of hate and you are so abusive. Not good for a woman.

Anonymous said...

Madam Linda, it's obvious you are so biased. Now I see what people say. How come you never said anything concerning Aero's near air mishap?

Anonymous said...

Arik is so useless

Unknown said...

@G Sarki (He is an ardent LIB reader base in Kaduna), my appreciation goes 2u for liking my comments on LIB. God abundantly bless u, and everytin dat concerns u. Thumbs up to u, and more power to ur elbows.

To all our muslim brothers, and sisters on LIB, I pray dat all ur heart desires come to pass during dis period of Ramadhan.

Long live LIB reader's, and Linda Ikeji.
Amen! Amen!! Amen!!!

Anonymous said...

Social media has made some Nigerians so stupid. Airlines have buses for every sections. There are buses for passengers and bus for crew. Aside the Cobus (Tarmac long bus) Arik provides coaster and mini buses for passenger in the absence of the Cobus. There are two things here,its either the buses have carried one or even two sets of passengers to the arrival and is yet to return to pick the remaining passengers or the point the plane parked is a short distance from the arrival which passengers are allowed to walk down. I work at the airport, so I know how this things work. The person that reported this is jobless or its one of those that steal from aircrafts.

Anonymous said...

Arik is too arrogant.

Anonymous said...

anon 10:47 u are the greatest fool of all, how can u service ur crew mem when ur passengers aren't satisfied. if the bus was for the crew and they see their passengers stranded , their little customer service instinct(if any is left) should have informed them to assist their passengers. they should have as well put all they crew member on the plane and fly, since they are more important than the passenger. FYI there is no crew members without passengers as far as commercial airline is concerned. Ode of the century

Anonymous said...

Arik staff,please respond to the message and not the messenger.

Will there be a crew without the proceeds from the passengers?

shouldn't the crew be the last to disembark?by which time the passengers should be long gone.

Don't worry Mr/Mrs. Arik employee of the month,continue to behave this way and you'll soon go in the way of your predecessors (extinct!!)

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Unknown said...

Arik Nigeria air molue

Unknown said...

Tell them.

Charles White said...

Omila air, rather buy an arik ticket i will consider, okeyson, ifex, ysg, and all other land based means,:Bastard airline with bastard staff. Well done linda

Unknown said...

Haba! That's bad....

Charles White said...

I bet you that the public relations person that is defending arik is being owed by arik; Abi oga no be so

Anonymous said...

Linda,its not every thing you should blog. You are well travelled,you should know that picking and dropping of passengers is not Airline responsibility. In this case, it is purely the responsibility of FAAN to do that, Arik is just trying to make their customers comfortable.

Anonymous said...

I know Half of the idiots commenting here have never boarded an aircraft.

Anonymous said...

linda has come again condemning arik. when aero almost crashed she didnt say a wor. im very certain she has bif with arik. maybe they didnt sponsor her when she was struggling

Anonymous said...

when i was in the UK i boarded a train from terminal 1 to terminal 5...its actually the function of the Airport authority and not the airline

Anonymous said...

So why ddnt the airline wait for FAAN to convey their staff too? The money they r making, does it go to FAAN's pocket?

Anonymous said...

What nonsense are u spitting out of your mouth? Dedicated but for the staff! No one is saying they should use their alleged dedicated staff but to convey passengers, should they not provide buses for passengers too? Rather than make amends or just shut up, y'all come here to display your ignorance.

Anonymous said...

So which do we believe oooo, all u airport workers? Is it d duty of FAAN to provide buses or that of Airlines?

Anonymous said...

Ehen!

Anonymous said...

Lolll!

Anonymous said...

All of you talkin nonsense has never even seen an airport b4 talkless of entering a plane b4.If na foreign airline now una no go talk. Nigerians are always badmouthing any thing Nigerian! No make una wait,una go old for that tarmac. No begin dey trek.

Liddy said...

Your headline........'were left *on* the tarmac' and NOT 'were left "in" the tarmac...'!
Queen of grammatical errors! *side eye*

Anonymous said...

Anon 5:20pm. Better keep quiet and stop talking trash! If you have no knowledge about aviation do ask questions! It is the duty of the airport authority ( FAAN) to provide such service.

Anonymous said...

Anon. 5:32pm. Thanks jare, majority have never been within the four walls of a terminal building. Just talk rubbish. All want to feel among.

Anonymous said...

Stop talking rubbish!

Anonymous said...

You wey dey talk you don go airport before, talkless of entering plane. Bad Belle dey worry you. Make you just face your " Ekene dili chukwu transport". Airlines no need your type

Anonymous said...

Yes it is the duty of the airport authority but airlines do make an extra effort to provide buses which are different from that used to convey passengers. That bus is a crew bus and anon 1:51pm has explained it all.

Anonymous said...

Which aircraft have you entered before? Sound like an ignorant woman who has never been to an airport let alone place your foot on the steps of an aircraft

Anonymous said...

Are you minding Linda, maybe she travels with her eyes closed.

Unknown said...

ctly what happened to me wen we arrived from abuja, we stood for 10mins before someone told us to walk, it took them extra 1hr to bring out our luggages, i was so pissed dat day.Arik air is really going from bad to worse, there customer service is a big 0, God knows am nt gonna fly with them no more.

Anonymous said...

You say half? I will authoritatively say 99%

Anonymous said...

Anon 4:49pm. I agree. So much irritating beef. I agree with you

Anonymous said...

Abeg tell them and educate Linda perhaps she travels with eyes closed. Carry irrelevant news when it comes to Arik. Bia, na wetin arik do Linda?

Anonymous said...

Guess you just abused yourself. Sure you have never been to an airport, let alone fly in an aircraft. Mtchewwwww!

Anonymous said...

Please do us a favour and give an explanation how?

Anonymous said...

Rather than abuse ask questions and stop speaking with absolute ignorance

Anonymous said...

Abi o.

Anonymous said...

Royal priesthood, haba now the person don see am not as if he is blund.

Anonymous said...

But why black man nor sabi do something?

Anonymous said...

Guess you work at the customers service department of the so called Arik airline. That is why you are taking it muscular. Mtcheeww

Anonymous said...

i don't know whose responsibility it is, to take passengers off the tarmac but i've never been left on the tarmac.I was on an Arik flight yesterday from Kady and we weren't left on the tarmac.So don't make it look like that's the norm with Arik Air.

Anonymous said...

You're speaking from the point of view of someone in the industry, but the fact of the matter is that most people don't know all this & at the end of the day this incident reflects poorly on the airline involved not airport authority. Cos our 'contract' as passengers is with Arik Air, not MMA2 or whatever airport per se. So, unless they are comfortable having a reputation for despicable customer service, Arik should do better.
Besides, there's simply no moral justification for the crew boarding a bus & abandoning their passengers out on the tarmac without even the courtesy of an explanation...

Anonymous said...

These idiots should stop boarding Arik flights and leave us alone.

Anonymous said...

Exactly, so obvious Linda has beef with Arik. Any irrelevant story on Arik she doesn't verify but publishes without a haste. When Aero had a near air mishap which was big news, was so shocked she never mentioned it. She should stop being too biased. Tell me, is this news???

Unknown said...

Eyah

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