Six weeks after it suspended its Abuja-London Heathrow route operations, following the alleged ploy by the British authorities to push it out of the lucrative route , Arik Air yesterday resumed operations to the delight of passengers.
The airline had in October 28, this year suspended its operations on the route when it was denied slot into the London-Heathrow Airport.
Abuja, Regional Manager, Northern Operations, Arik Air, Mr Hamza Bukar, said the resumption of the airlines’operation on the route was a victory for Nigerians, who protested the injustice meted out to the airline.
He stated that the reduction of its frequencies to three was not just injustice to the airline, but to Nigerians in general, adding that the airline was determined to deliver quality services on the route.
He said: “ You can see the excitement written all over our faces. We are excited because we have fulfilled the yawning of Nigerians. For the first time Nigerians were untied in fighting for their right because this is not just Arik’s right. It is the right of Nigerians. BASA is Nigerians’right and there was unity.
’So, to this effect, this is just the climax of it. So, whatever you witness today is the climax of what has happened. What Nigerians have been yearning for. We have just produced a kind of service Nigerians have been yearning. There is nothing more to say.
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Arik resumes Abuja-London route