Flights suspended, travellers stranded as aviation workers shut Lagos airport

Aviation workers under the aegis of Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN) on Tuesday morning November 1, 2022 shut down Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos State.
The aviation workers said they shut the airport over the sack of some of their members by Bi-Courtney Aviation Services Limited (BASL).

BASL had sacked 37 workers including the union executives.

The union described the sack of its members as witch-hunting and willful intimidation.

They alleged that rather than implementing the conditions of service as agreed with them in 2021, the BASL management had resorted to sacking of its members.

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