Arik suspends flights to London, Johannesburg

Passengers flying to Johannesburg and London can no longer use Arik Air, as the airline announced suspension of flight operations to those routes on Tuesday.
The new management of the airline said it decided to suspend operations in the two cities to be able to “carry out thorough assessment of situation” in the company.
The Assets Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) took over Arik “in order to restore sanity to the aviation industry”.
Shortly after taking over the company, AMCON said it discovered that Arik was indebted to the tune of N300 billion.
In a statement issued late Tuesday, the airline said arrangements were in place to reposition Nigeria’s largest carrier.
It also said there were plans to refund all the passengers affected by the decision to suspend operations in those routes.
“This is to bring to the notice of our travelling public our intention to suspend our international flight operations to enable us find permanent solution facing our passengers as it will enable us to carry out a thorough assessment of the situation,” it said.
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