The
incident, which happened at the domestic wing of the airport caused commotion
at the terminal as the passengers accused the airline of delaying their flights
for hours without providing reasons.
Many
of the passengers invaded the counter of the airline, destroying facilities
even as their officials fled for fear of being mobbed.
It
was learnt that the passengers who booked the airline’s flight to Lagos became
furious after the airline announced that the morning flight had been
rescheduled.
“They
continued to announce the rescheduling of the flight since morning. I’ve been
here since 9:30 a.m and this is 6:30 pm, nobody is telling us anything,” one of
the passengers said.
There
was no official reaction from the airline last night.
Acting
spokesperson for FAAN, Mrs. Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, said she was not aware of the
development.
A, source, however told our correspondent that the cancellation of the flight must have been caused by technical issues with the airline’s planes.