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Aero disembarks passengers using ladder
It was a bad day for passengers aboard a chartered aircraft belonging to Aero Contractors on Saturday at the Bauchi Airport in North Eastern part of Nigeria as they had to use ladder to disembark.
It was gathered that the aircraft had problems with unserviceable equipment by the airport management in disembarking about 34 passengers from Abuja.
Although it is against standard aviation practices prescribed by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to use ladder to disembark passengers, the airline confirmed in a statement that it had to resort to it as a last option.
A statement issued by SY & T, media consultant to the Aero Contractors said: “A special charter flight operated by Aero to Bauchi had problems with unserviceable equipment by the airport management in disembarking about 34 passengers from Abuja. Consequently against the airline’s wish and operation safety guideline, the passengers used a ladder to disembark.”
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“Aero wishes to state that it took adequate and safety measures for this operation, including the airport’s ground staff crew to handle the air stairs equipment in Bauchi, unfortunately it became unserviceable at the point of disembarkation.
“Although the airline crew tried to calm down the passengers to wait while the equipment was being fixed, the passengers insisted on their own volition to disembark against all safety protocol of the airline.”
Aero Contractors added that it is reviewing its safety measures with all charter operations to all airports to prevent such a re-occurrence. “Aero will continue to take adequate measures to ensure that its operations remain safe and secure”, it said.
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