Closure of MMA2: Airlines lament losses, threaten to downsize

Airlines at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2), operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL), have cried out over their losses, as the grounding of the terminal by aviation labour unions entered Day Two yesterday.

Consequently, the airlines threatened that they may be forced to retrench some of their workers, if the unions sustained the closure of the terminal.

Airlines operating from MMA2 to various destinations in the country include Dana, Aero, Arik, Med-View, Azman, Max Air and First Nation.

They said since the unions shut down the terminal building, despite an order of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos and presided over by Justice I. N. Buba, they had lost over N300 million in revenue. Aviation unions, including the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) and the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), have disrupted operations at MMA2 over labour related issues.

New Telegraph, October 12, 2018

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