Nigerian travellers have accused foreign airlines operating into the nation’s airports of deploying rickety and dilapidated aircraft on the Nigerian routes.
The travellers who complained bitterly accused Egypt Air, Royal Air Maroc, Turkish Airlines, British Airlines of deploying unsafe aircraft to Nigerian routes.
Travellers have said that aircraft deployed for connecting flights into Nigeria from their home countries are in a dilapidated and disrepair state while aircraft from Europe, America or Asia are sophisticated.
According to a Twitter user, @alobalism, Royal Air Maroc aircraft for connecting flights to Nigeria are in a dilapidated condition.
“The aircraft flying from London to Casablanca is good but you see the aircraft from Casablanca to Lagos is really an eyesore. I don’t know why airlines use such airplanes to carry Nigerian passengers. Same thing with Turkish Air,” he tweeted.
Another X user, @livingsoul4u, said, “Exactly from the US to Casablanca their aircraft is fantastic and the treatment is top notch but from Casablanca to Nigeria they bring one rickety aircraft and they treat us like we are not humans.”
On his part, @Folagbade, said, “They don’t regard us at all. British Airways flights from the US will use almost sparkling aircraft to Heathrow then the aircraft to Nigeria are those ones that are like “Molue”. No be their fault.
Another X user, @amara, said, “Eyesore is an understatement. Those aircraft are terrible even Nigeria local airlines don’t use such aircraft. I can never forget my experience on 5th September with Royal Air Maroc. We nearly crashed with that ‘molue’ flight @fkeyamo please do something about those airlines.”
On the part of @evidencebyme, the aircraft used by Egyptair from Egypt to Nigeria is in despair.
“Same with Egypt Air. The aircraft from Egypt to Canada were great and services. But the one coming to Nigeria is ‘molue’.”
However, experts said foreign airlines deployed rickety aircraft on Nigerian routes due to lack of competition from local airlines.
SOURCE: LEADERSHIP