Passengers were Friday thrown into confusion
aboard an Aero Contractors aircraft scheduled to
take-off from Lagos to Benin as one of the female
passengers started screaming on top of her voice
that she was no longer travelling, thus causing
panic onboard. The passenger’s strange behaviour is coming
barely one week after a teenage boy, Daniel
Ohikena caused scare at the airport when he
stowed away on Arik Air plane from Benin to
Lagos. The female passenger whose identity could not
be ascertained at press time was said to have
been ignored by members of cabin crew and
passengers alike but her persistence led to
suspicion among the passengers. An eye-witness who confided in Saturday
Vanguard said that the female passenger after
boarding the flight screamed on top of her voice
that she was no longer willing to travel with the
plane. The strange behaviour, however led to the delay
of the Benin- bound aircraft for two hours as all
the passengers were asked to disembark while
the plane was screened again. Saturday Vanguard further gathered that all the
checked-in luggage were also off-loaded for
proper screening by both Aero and Aviation
Security, AVSEC, of the Federal Airports authority of
Nigeria, FAAN. But despite the re-screening of the already
checked in passengers and their luggage, nothing
suspicious was found on board. It was also learnt that the passenger was handed
over to security agents by AVSEC while the other
passengers proceeded on the journey to Benin. According to the source, “All passengers were
already onboard and the pilot was preparing to
take off before the woman started the strange
behaviour. “At first, no one took her seriously, but when the
shouting and soliloquy continued, the passengers
became apprehensive and ordered the pilot to
abort the flight. ”The situation was not funny at all. In fact, the
woman was speaking in a language which no
one understood. But I can tell you authoritatively
that all the passengers have been taken to Benin
with the same aircraft and they landed in the
airport safely. ”This was not the first time such an incident
would be happening. In fact, it is common
among first time travellers but no one knows the
motive behind this act. However, I believe the
security agents will do their work and reveal what
led to the strange behaviour.”
aboard an Aero Contractors aircraft scheduled to
take-off from Lagos to Benin as one of the female
passengers started screaming on top of her voice
that she was no longer travelling, thus causing
panic onboard. The passenger’s strange behaviour is coming
barely one week after a teenage boy, Daniel
Ohikena caused scare at the airport when he
stowed away on Arik Air plane from Benin to
Lagos. The female passenger whose identity could not
be ascertained at press time was said to have
been ignored by members of cabin crew and
passengers alike but her persistence led to
suspicion among the passengers. An eye-witness who confided in Saturday
Vanguard said that the female passenger after
boarding the flight screamed on top of her voice
that she was no longer willing to travel with the
plane. The strange behaviour, however led to the delay
of the Benin- bound aircraft for two hours as all
the passengers were asked to disembark while
the plane was screened again. Saturday Vanguard further gathered that all the
checked-in luggage were also off-loaded for
proper screening by both Aero and Aviation
Security, AVSEC, of the Federal Airports authority of
Nigeria, FAAN. But despite the re-screening of the already
checked in passengers and their luggage, nothing
suspicious was found on board. It was also learnt that the passenger was handed
over to security agents by AVSEC while the other
passengers proceeded on the journey to Benin. According to the source, “All passengers were
already onboard and the pilot was preparing to
take off before the woman started the strange
behaviour. “At first, no one took her seriously, but when the
shouting and soliloquy continued, the passengers
became apprehensive and ordered the pilot to
abort the flight. ”The situation was not funny at all. In fact, the
woman was speaking in a language which no
one understood. But I can tell you authoritatively
that all the passengers have been taken to Benin
with the same aircraft and they landed in the
airport safely. ”This was not the first time such an incident
would be happening. In fact, it is common
among first time travellers but no one knows the
motive behind this act. However, I believe the
security agents will do their work and reveal what
led to the strange behaviour.”
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