Passenger who blocked Abuja flight charged in court - NCAA

Passenger who  blocked Abuja flight charged  in court  - NCAA
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The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority has  backed legal action against an  unidentified passenger who  blocked an Ibom Air  flight to Abuja, vowing  to face the full  force of the  law.
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Micheal Achimugu, told our correspondent  exclusively on Monday that the  angry passenger  was handed over to the police and  was also  being arraigned in court.
In accordance with the regulations, Achimugu confirmed that the passenger would be prosecuted,  adding: "The NCAA continues to educate stakeholders  on unruly  behavior and the  sanctions that come with it."
He said: "The regulations  are clear that no provocation justifies violence at the  airport." Certain acts,  including violently blocking an  aircraft, can be  construed as terrorism depending on  their severity  (which will be determined by the  police).
"She was taken to the police  station and  held for two  nights." She  was charged but  released on bail.  This is the  latest information I  have received from the airline and  I will have more information later today  (Monday). »
Asked why she  did not disembark to avoid  demanding ransom from other  passengers, Achimugu  said: "I intend to hold a meeting with Avsec and FAAN because  it seems that there  are improvements in the protocols for  dealing with unruly  passengers.
"It is when things like this happen that we see the  gaps and areas where we need to improve. Because the response should have been  faster and the action should have been  even faster.  What happened  was preventable, very preventable. But  nothing can excuse the woman for what she did and she will face the wrath of the  law for it."
Recall that PUNCH Online had reported how an  "unruly passenger" prevented a plane from  taking off after airline officials refused to  let her carry her overweight luggage on the same flight.
Our correspondent gathered that the airline, Ibom Air, had earlier  warned passengers that luggage  weighing more than 20kg would not  be carried on the same flight but on the  airline's next  flight.
While the passengers initially agreed to  the arrangement, the woman  was furious  when she discovered that her bag had not been loaded onto the  plane.
The angry passenger  stormed off the plane and demanded that her bag be loaded immediately, threatening to  stop the flight from taking off  if it was not.
Despite pleas from  various sources, the angry passenger held the  plane for ransom  until the airport  was closed and the airline announced  that the flight  had been canceled.

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