According to an eyewitness, in a rush to get to Abuja before the start of the rains the pilot ignored all warnings and took the aircraft and passengers through an extremely turbulent flight.
A passenger on the fight said, "People clung on to their seats for dear life with shouts and cries of Jesus".
On landing at Abuja the plane almost skidded off of the runway and passengers had to wait on the aircraft for thirty minutes before disembarking due to heavy rains in Abuja.
"This is the hallmark of the flight delays and the resultant effects of lack of NCAA," the passenger added.
Culled from Daily Times
Not again o Lord. *amrra*
ReplyDeleteWe should reject this season and let it not be like OBJ's time. Why will these jaguda pilots keep taking risks? I don't blame them. NCAA is there sitting on their black asses and taking bribes.
ReplyDeleteThe reporter did not state the day it happened. Is that the latest style of Daily Times reportage? I thought it had a journalism school. Rubbish!!
ReplyDeleteahah.......God is mercifullllll
ReplyDeleteThis would have been a case of human error similar to the the 2008 Air France crash in brazil. The NCAA should be able to tell pilots to hold on in case of extreme weather.This time no be the plane o...na the person wey dey control am o.
ReplyDeleteAbeg oh. Enuf of all d deaths in dis country. Tnk God for safe landing at least.
ReplyDeleteMichael says...
ReplyDeleteLord have mercy. These pilots seem to think they are driving molues or Ekene Dili Chukwu buses just to get to their destination on time. What the hell is going on biko kwanu?
I go vex enter okada from Enugu to Abuja ooo.
Why will d passengers board d craft in d 1st place pls spare d NCCA or whatever they are called pls ppl are jst mind blowing stupid.
ReplyDeleteU are obviously thinkin tru ur butt..so wen d passengers are called 2 board dia plane,dey shld check d weather and sit back in d departure lounge if it doesn't suit dem?..of course all 'sane' passengers wld board and wait for an 'all clear' 2 b given 2 d pilot..did they know he wld b so foolhardy 2 fly dem wen he wasn't given a go-ahead order?..guess u wldnt understand wat I'm talkin abt..u are used 2 molues wich u can jump thru d window at any tym..so ds wld seem like gibberish 2 u..pple like u who tnk dey are so smart bt end up lookin and sounding stupid...NEKS
DeleteHow daft are u? How were they to know the weather was bad in Abuja?
DeleteThat pilot better be fired....what rubbish. Omg...i weep for Nigeria
ReplyDeleteOga pilot! U no dey learn lesson?
ReplyDeleteThis people never learn.
ReplyDeleteTotal bullshit...u see wat we αƦε̲̣̣̣̥ still talking about, they neva learn in this damn country, aπϑ †Ñ’ξ stupid pilot also went ahead to risk people's lives, i juz dont understand șђǺ,, i dont get it at all, ptshewwww
ReplyDeleteLET THEM SACK THAT AVIATION MINISTER
ReplyDeletefor God's sake let these pilots learn....HABA?Im still mourning my friend who passed away in gthe dana crash!HABA?
ReplyDeleteAgain? Thank God for safe landing; seems these airliners are still taking Nigerians for granted, until a Pilot is given a beating of his life by passengers before they will appreciate safety related issues NCAA or not. Mtchewww
ReplyDeleteThese nigerians pilots! They just think about the money that is going into their pockets! Everyone else's life means nothing to them!!
ReplyDeletethank God nothing bad happened
ReplyDeleteThe Aviation industry have to wake up to the challenge
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Haaa Pls ooo we no wan cry again for any plane crash ooo
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I wonder why people find it difficult to understand that our airports are mortuaries and our planes are coffins. Till the aviation industry is re-vamped,ur simply on ur own.
ReplyDeleteOoops! Thank God none was harmed!
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Thank you very much Linda for NOT POSTING my 2 comments on Abbiba vs Michelle O. dress and my advice for the 33 yrs old mom of an 8 month old. People take their time to come to your blog and express their opinions, just for you not to post it! You know how frustrating that is? You should post EVERYONE's comment or DON'T post any comment at all! I understand some people say very bad things, ok take those out! But clean and thoughtful comments should not be discarded too!!!!!!!
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Watched these videos posted by an LIB reader; thanks for sharing these blessings!
Oh pls not again,that pilot should be jailed does he think he was flying a cargo palne? Will rather walk to my destination cos even the roads are not safe. Getting a good shoe for the long walk.
ReplyDeleteThat pilot needs a dirty slap!
ReplyDeleteSafety should come first even though it would cause flight delays.
ReplyDeleteIts such a pity dat standards and professionalism are being compromised in ds country, I cnt imagine dt afta d sad event dt occured only jst a month ago, a pilot wnts to act like 007 James Bond and feels he can risk d lives of human beings all in a bid to beat d rains.... wht an excuse.....d passengers shld put up a complaint and alert d airline operators on d risk n torture dey were subjected to by d Pilot despite d warnings......wld dt evn yield any result, Naija enh.....#smh# ....kels ọ̥n̶̲̥̅̊ point
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DeleteThank God for the safe journey.But why must the pilot ignore all the warning?For what reason?.I think that pilot should be giving a query.
ReplyDeleteSuch news scares me cos am flying with Arik to jfk.Hmm.when i was coming 2 weeks ago I also had d same fear,though it was a smooth flight.Anyways,wat will be will surely be.
ReplyDeleteThat pilot should be fired
ReplyDeleteBefore we give ourselves over to blind hysteria, some questions should be examined:
ReplyDeleteHow did the eyewitness quoted know of the warnings the pilot is alleged to have ignored?
Would the passengers have preferred to disembark in the heavy rain immediately the aircraft landed?
Is this passenger quoted an expert on aviation?
At this time of year when we have thunderstorms, almost all flights will experience turbulence at some time or the other.
True talk,n also very inteligent toughts!
DeleteJust like d flight I took frm Accra 2 Lag...it was terrible! Pple were screaming and praying,kids were crying. I pray never to enter such flight ever again..TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank u Anon wateva for thanking Linda for not posting comments...for real u bring out ur tym n type a whole lotta tnz n Lin doesnt post em.....its so annoying
ReplyDeleteIf u lyk dont post ds one....dats u oh
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And they come tops at getting luggage lost with staff that act like so what?. Mr. Bassey, where is our luggage from Benin to Lagos?! Its like u this crappy inefficient Arik are just eager to be sued!
ReplyDeleteTHIS WRITE UP IS JUST A COOKED UP ONE TO GATHER UNNECESARY FURORE. EVERYONE IN THE AVIATION INDUSTRY IS AWARE THAT WE ARE IN THE HEART OF THE THUNDERSTORM SEASON...AND EVERY EDUCATED PERSON HAS HEARD THE PHRASE..."CHANGE LIKE WEATHER"
ReplyDeleteNO PILOT WILL RISK HIS OWN LIFE IN BAD WEATHER, TAKE NOTE...EVEN IF THERE WAS BAD WEATHER IN ABUJA WHEN THEY LEFT ENUGU, IT COULD HAVE CLEARED UP BY THE TIME THEY GET THERE. IF THE MET REPORT HAD ALSO REPORTED A FAIR WEATHER IN ABV AS AT WHEN THEY DEPARTED IT COULD HAVE BECOME BAD. PLS LETS NOT BE FOOLED BY SUCH SENSATIONAL REPORTS MEANT TO SELL PAPERS...MSTCHEEEW
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ReplyDeletethe passenger s who boarded the plane
ReplyDeleter just as stupid as the pilot. Nigerians have no sense of danger whatsoever.
Anon July 14 6:22 took the words right outta my mouth. 'skidded abi almost slipped off the runway' ? LOL! Nigerians and their stories sha.
ReplyDeleteThe Nasty German Immigrant says...Thanks Anonymous July 14, 2012 6:22 PM some Nigerians like to jump to conclusion. Commercial Airplanes are over engineered to cope with Squall weather. Nigeria's weather systems are pretty mild compared to what pilots have to cope with in europe for instance Snow,sleet and fog without hitches. That's the nature of the business so i don't get the Fuss in naija...says The Nasty German Immigrant
ReplyDelete@Anon 6.22pm. Thank you very much jare. Pple are busy blaming the pilot as if he just entered the aircraft and took off! Was he not cleared for take off?d flight from wat we have here was delayed before he ws cleared and pple boarded. Make we thank God for averting watever would have happened. But make we de use our tongue de count our teeth at times. Na God hand we dey alone.
ReplyDeleteThey should warn that pilot,they are destroying human life not Animals life.he should be careful!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteRubbish,rubbish,no wings ofNigeria pilot(Arik Air) will take off when there is bad wheather.while was de date not publish and registration of the plane.Arik has done well and have rebranded the aviation sector in Nigeria.
ReplyDeletei am not sure its the pilots fault. For the flight to be delayed for 1hr 40 minutes due to weather indicates that the pilot/Arik was looking out for the passengers safety. The weather reports are either automated or generated by MET office staff and i am sure that a favourable weather report was given to the Pilot after the almost 2hrs delay for him to accept to carry on with the flight. After years of travelling i can imagine what passengers would be saying when told of the delay...'this Arik sef dem too dey delay' or 'My brother is waiting for me at the Airport in Abuja and he told me that IRS or SOSOLISO just landed in ABV,what stupid excuses are these people giving us for this delay' or 'NDI EWU MALU..ARIK '.etc.
ReplyDeleteIt is the season for bad weather and operators should be careful and try not to maximise profit at the risk of compromising safety of lives and Nigerians{passengers] should try and be patient and understand delays caused by weather.
Does this pilots think they have a right to toy with peoples live?air lines should terminate the appointment of any pilot that refuses to follow protocol.In addition,i agree wt the writer on linda not posing comments,is becoming an addict,i understand u got other things to run buh just try your best to post comments.U know it can be very difficult to get ur followers bk once u lose them,take my advice.Remember when u started,u prayed to God to succeed wt things,now do not spoil things by ur own hand.
ReplyDelete@Linda I really respect u but I urge that before u put any news what so ever u verify the authenticity 1st.
ReplyDeleteMy name is Igboekwe Uche and I was on that flight.
First of all the flight was nt delayed @ all we took off @ the exact 10.55am ,secondly the landing was a bit rough which was nt the pilot's fault cos it was raining heavily and he did a very wonderful job landing that plane, thirdly we have to stay in the plane for @least 45mins cos it was raining heavily and no one was willig run into the air bus drenched.
Please get your facts right.