The minister of state for Transport (Aviation), Senator Hadi Sirika,
has directed an immediate investigation into the use of an unauthorised
equipment by Aero Contractors Airlines to disembark passengers at the
Bauchi airport at the weekend.
A statement from the ministry
indicated that the minister had received several reports indicating that
the airline used a ladder to disembark passengers from a Boeing 737
aircraft at the Bauchi airport yesterday on Saturday December 19, 2015.
According
to the minister, the act was inconsistent with Nigeria’s Civil Aviation
Regulations (NCARs) and International Civil Aviation Organisation
(ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS).
Sirika in the
statement signed by deputy director, Press and Public Affairs, Mr James
Odaudu, said that the investigation would determine the immediate and
remote causes of the incident with a view to developing and implementing
measures that would prevent a re-occurrence of the unsafe and
unacceptable procedure that exposed passengers to high risk of serious
injury.
He reiterated that if the airline was found culpable, the
full weight of sanctions within extant laws and regulations would be
applied on it.
The minister however assured the flying public that
the ministry of transportation in collaboration with Nigerian Civil
Aviation Authority (NCAA) would ensure strict adherence to the Nigerian
Civil Aviation Regulations as well as ICAO Standards and Recommended
Practices by all operators.
Source; Leadership
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