Air Operators of Nigeria (AON) on Wednesday April 8, threatened to stop all flights operations to Rivers State for three months if the Caverton Helicopters pilots who were remanded in prison following an arrest spearheaded by Governor Nyesom Wike, are not released.
Recall LIB reported earlier that the pilots were arrested and arraigned in court for violating the River State Government’s order on closure of borders and airspace following the outbreak of Coronavirus.
Chairman of AON, Captain Nogie Meggisson insisted that the arrest is unlawful since the airline had secured all necessary approvals from the Ministry of Aviation and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) for the flight in line with the protocols for exemption of Essential flights as issued by the NCAA.
The statement read;
“The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) hereby calls for the immediate release of two (2) Pilots of Caverton Helicopters that were recently arrested and taken into custody…
Source: Linda Ikeji
