Nigerian Air Traffic Controllers, ATCs, commenced two days disruption of early morning domestic flights across the country to press home their demands for better working conditions.
The disruption is expected to last for three hours each day between 6 am and 9 am.
The action has already affected the flight schedules of many airlines as they had to reschedule.
The action of the Traffic Controllers is coming after another ATC, Mr. Aniekan Effiong Inuk, died in the early hours of yesterday, November 22, 2021 while on duty at the Nnamidi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
A statement issued by the Controllers yesterday read: “That commencing from 0600 UTC today, 23rd November 2021, ATC units nationwide should operate flow control. That all departures should be spaced at 20 minutes intervals. That all international flights are exempted.”
A statement issued by the Controllers yesterday read: “That commencing from 0600 UTC today, 23rd November 2021, ATC units nationwide should operate flow control. That all departures should be spaced at 20 minutes intervals. That all international flights are exempted.”