Okogwu had taken to his Twitter handle @chikeiq on Monday morning to narrate his experience, saying he was denied boarding despite meeting all the conditions.
“This is indeed the height of discrimination against persons with Disabilities in Nig. I booked a 7:20PM flight from Abj-Lag which was rescheduled to 9.05PM.
“I got my boarding pass only for DanaAir to say a new policy forbids carryn us with wheelchr,” he wrote on his Twitter page.
@DanaAir@hadisirika@fccpcnigeria This is indeed the height of discrimination against persons with Disabilities in Nig. I booked a 7:20PM flight from Abj-Lag which was reschdld to 9.05PM. I got my boarding pass only for DanaAir to say a new policy forbids carryn us with wheelchr pic.twitter.com/CqrB4FunoY
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There was a huge chaos at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA), Abuja as air travelers went berserk and destroyed airlines’ counters and other facilities of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) over delayed flights and cancellations.
Over the weekend, some air travelers violently entered the tarmac of the airport in an attempt to board a Dana Air aircraft to Lagos, thereby throwing into the winds all the safety and Security protocols.
At the Lagos Airport, the situation is not so different as some of the air travelers were stranded at the airport due to inadequate equipment by virtually all the airlines.
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Following the disruption of flights which led to many of its passengers getting stranded on Saturday, the management of Dana Air has attributed the hitch to what it called the unserviceability of two of its aircraft.
The airline, however, said its maintenance team had been deployed to conduct proper checks on both aircraft even as it reassured its guests and crew that their safety will continue to be the priority of the airline in all circumstances.
A statement issued by the spokesperson of the airline, Mr Kingsley Ezenwa declared: “On Friday 18, and Saturday 19, December 2020, two of our aircraft became unserviceable in Lagos and Abuja respectively, compelling us to ground both aircraft in line with our strict safety standards and Global Best Practices.
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Chaos at Abuja airport as Dana Air allegedly refuses to carry a passenger with disabilities
There was chaos at Abuja airport has Dana Air refused to carry a passenger with disabilities.
His co-passengers fought the alleged discrimination, saying at first the flight was rescheduled without a good reason and now this.
According to news shared online, some equipment and other things that looked like computers were destroyed in protest.
The man also took to twitter to speak against the discrimination, saying people with disabilities all over the country will storm every airport and shut Dana Air down.
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