Lagos airport ruckus is sparked by an aviation union strike.

As a result of the strike action started by employees of the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company Plc over salary-related concerns, numerous airlines were forced to reroute flights on Monday, leaving many foreign passengers stranded at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos.

In a statement, NAHCO admitted that some of its customers were being put through a tough position as a result of certain of its employees’ persistence on going on strike despite an apparently still-in-effect court order prohibiting them from doing so.

Dr. Olusola Obabori, Group Executive Director of NAHCO, expressed apologies on behalf of the organization for the hardships the strike had brought about.

We are aware of the influence that bargaining has. The firm with what is likely the greatest welfare package among the regional participants in the aviation sector would go above and beyond to ensure the happiness of both its employees and its clients. The workers, business, and distinguished clientele would all benefit from a swift resolution to this dilemma.

Among the airlines for whom the organization manages logistics are Delta Air Lines, Turkish Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic Airways, Qatar Airways, and Air France-KLM. Many domestic and international airlines use its check-in, boarding, and ramp services.

Last week, the NAHCO management received a five-day strike warning from the National Union of Air Transport Employees and the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria due to the poor progress in wage review negotiations.

The business, which just promoted roughly 2,000 of its employees, requested that the expedited bargaining process continue in February so that it could recover financially from the impact of the recent promotions.

However, NAHCo employees convinced the protesting workforce to abandon their activity. Following a discussion between NUATE, ATSSSAN, and the business management, the strike was called off.
The management of NAHCo was required to drop the lawsuit it had brought against the employees’ acts as part of peacekeeping efforts and to revoke the prior court ruling.

In accordance with a statement made by NAHCO, talks on worker welfare are scheduled to start on January 25, 2023, and be finished that week, with a decision that all personnel should start working right away.

While the attack was in effect, aircraft like Qatar Airways and RwandAir that had already taken flight were redirected to Accra and other nearby nations.

After it seemed like the matter would take a while to settle, it was discovered that Qatar Airlines had to return to Doha with the same passengers.

As of 8.30 am on Monday, Virgin Atlantic was frantically trying to persuade the employees’ union to drop their strike while searching for a peaceful solution to the problem. Many of Virgin Atlantic’s customers were British students going back to their universities.

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