More Passengers Stranded as Bad Weather Forces
Airlines to Cancel Flights
…NIMET: Air and ground visibility not likely to
improve in days as operators count loses
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) Tuesday said there would more flight cancellation and delays by airline
operators as result of the Southward bound dust haze coming from Niger and Chad
Republic.
Flight cancellation by virtually all the airlines
operating from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja, revealed
the agonizing experience of passengers who could not make their trips outside
of Abuja.
Corroborating what the DG of the agency, Mr.
Anthony Anuforom, told journalists last Monday, the agency's latest weather report
monitored on its broadcast station, said that the weather condition across the
country is not likely to improve in the days ahead.
With a coupled of airlines grounded ad a result of
bad, operators however declined speaking on the quantum of their loses due to
their inability to fly.
Meanwhile, THISDAY checks at the airport, showed
that only MedView airline landing the airport from Yola.
THISDAY source while pleading anonymity, informed
that Arik air inevitably has to cancel all its flights to Lagos, Yola, Enugu
and Kano, because of the bad weather report from NIMET.
The Source said: "As we speak (4:15 p.m), only
MedView has landed successfully at the airport. Dana airlines' flight to Lagos
during day was returned because it couldn't land in Lagos, due to the bad
weather."
Also, Air
Peace airline had to cancel all its Tuesday scheduled flights because of the
deteriorating weather condition, the Source confirmed.
NIMET, in its live-steam broadcast, said:
"Monday was ushered in with a blanket of dust haze into the country from
Niger and Chad Republics."
The incoming wind, the report hinted is expected to
reinforce the suspended dust over the country as it gravitates towards the
Southern parts of the country.
According to the report, this will to cancellation
and delays in flight operations across the 22 airports in the country as
confirmed by the source at the airport.
The agency said: "Temperature will be on the low
side as horizontal visibility over Bida, Minna will be recording between 100
and 200 meters respectively, adding that the the blurred visibility will not
get better in the days ahead."
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