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The Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has announced that the airline will not tolerate unruly behavior from passengers starting January 2026.
Onyema issued this warning on Sunday during an interview on Arise Television, which was monitored by DAILY POST.
“There are actions that Nigerian passengers would not dare to take outside the country, yet they feel free to do so on our flights. Beginning in January, we will be compelled to take legal action,” he stated.
“Some behaviors that passengers would avoid in Cotonou are exhibited here, which is regrettable. If you witnessed the behavior of some individuals who boarded our flight from London, would they dare to act like that on British Airways?”
“They upgraded themselves to business class despite having only paid for economy. Once on board, they produced three bottles of rum and began threatening others on the aircraft.”
“Upon our arrival, someone contacted me to intervene on their behalf, but I clarified that it is not my decision to release them; it is the law that governs this situation.”
“I want to emphasize that starting January 1, we will no longer tolerate unruly behavior from passengers, as we believe they are being enabled by the system,” he added.
What measures will Air Peace take against unruly passengers? Air Peace will begin taking legal action against unruly passengers starting January 2026, as announced by CEO Allen Onyema.
Why does Allen Onyema believe Nigerian passengers behave differently on flights? Onyema pointed out that certain behaviors are not exhibited by Nigerian passengers when flying with foreign airlines, suggesting that they feel a sense of impunity when flying domestically.
What specific incident prompted this announcement? The announcement was prompted by an incident where passengers upgraded themselves to business class without the proper ticket and behaved disruptively, threatening other passengers.
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