AirPeace Suspends Flight Operations Nationwide

The management of AirPeace has suspended fight operations nationwide following the strike actions of the Nigerian Meteorological Agency, which commenced on Wednesday.

In a statement on X, AirPeace said the unavailability of hazardous CNH(hazardous weather) reports required for safe landing is the reason for suspending flight operations.

Passengers travelling from Port Harcourt, Rivers State, to Abuja and Lagos were stranded earlier today following the strike action.

Speaking to Punch, one of the workers lamented poor remuneration and poor working conditions, calling for the federal government’s consideration of their welfare.

“The situation is bad for us here in NiMet. In terms of our welfare, the salary package and everything are very low compared to our sister agency. You can see a management staff member in NiMet collecting ₦470,000, while someone in the sister agency earns about ₦1.2 million.

“Any increment the Federal Government is making, we are not getting it. We provide more sensitive services than even our sister agency, but our welfare package is so poor that it cannot cover transportation, rent, or even our children’s school fees.

“The working conditions are too poor. We need to be taken care of like our sister agency. We are not asking for too much — just a good condition of service that would at least make life comfortable for us to concentrate on our job.

“We provide services like agro-meteorology, marine, and transportation for all industries. We offer services to them, yet our welfare is too poor. So we are calling on the government to look into our case.”