Three hundred members of staff of Arik Airlines have been relieved of their duties. The management of the airline disclosed this in a statement released today Friday, December 4. The management hinged its decision to sack the workers on the economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on its operations.
Recall that
Nigerian airspace was shut in March this year and opened in July as part of
measures to contain the spread of the Coronavirus in Nigeria.
The press
statement titled, “Arik Air management declares 300 staff redundant”, reads in
part.
“Arising from
the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the constrained
ability of the airline to complete heavy maintenance activities and return its
planes to operations, stunted revenues against increasing operational costs,
the management of Arik Air (In Receivership) has declared 300 staff members
redundant to its current level of operations.
“The
leadership of the impacted unions has been contacted to negotiate a redundancy
package for the affected staff.”
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