ASHENEWS reports that the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) has explained the situation of strike at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos state.
This online platform earlier reported that NAHCO staff embarked on strike on Monday, leaving many international passengers stranded without access into the departure wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
NAHCO in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday, said the strike action by some its staff despite a subsisting court order, which restrained them from doing so, had put its clients in a difficult situation.
According to NAHCO, it is engaging the unions in order to bring an end the disruption in flight services as a result of the industrial action embarked upon by a section of its staff.
“We regret all Inconvenience and we are ensuring that the situation is resolved speedily. Once again, we apologize for the inconvenience.
“We regret all the inconveniences,” the Group Executive Director, Dr. Olusola Obabori said, adding that the Company is already engaging the Unions and other stakeholders and are positive the situation would be resolved within hours.
“We understand the power of negotiation. The Company which has arguably the best welfare package among the local players in the aviation industry will do all that is absolutely necessary to make its workforce happy even as it delights its customers.
“This situation would be resolved speedily as it is detrimental to the staff, the Company and its esteemed clients,” the statement reads.
Recall that aviation unions, NUATE and ATSSSAN last week gave a five-day notice of strike to NAHCO management citing slow progress in negotiation for salary review.
