FirstNation Airways has said it will resume normal flight
operations by September 15 and assured its traveling passengers of better and
improved services.
The Head, Corporate Affairs of the airline, Mr Rasheed
Yusuff, who stated this in a statement, said that the carrier’s current fleet
was undergoing engine maintenance for safety operations, in line with global
practice in the industry.
It denied reports that the company was on the verge of
folding up, stressing that taking aircraft out for maintenance was not the same
as winding up operations.
“FirstNation is not on the verge of folding up. In reality,
since the airline launched services in 2011, the airline has built a strong
followership and has been rated consistently as market leader on safety and
schedule integrity.
“This reputation was reinforced by Firstnation’s achievement
of International Air Transport Association (IATA) Operational Safety Audit
(IOSA) certification, which is the airline industry global bench mark for world
class safety standard in record time of 12 months,” it added.
The statement further stressed that the award of IOSA
certification, within 12 months of application by FirstNation remains
unrivalled in West and Central Africa.
It noted that this international attestation of
FirstNation’s safety and operational standard, was contrary to the false and
damaging impression that the media attempted to paint in the publications of Sept.
1.
The statement emphasised that the planned maintenance was
orderly arranged with advance notification to passengers.
It stressed that service would be reinstated on or before
September 15, 2016.
“We are working to grow the fleet as well. All our aircraft
have recently undergone C-Check and returned contrary to the blatant lies
contained in the said publication.
Source: http://leadership.ng/news/549321/firstnation-to-resume-flight-operations-sept-15?utm_source=&utm_medium=twitter
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