The scarcity of aviation fuel, popularly called Jet-A1, did not only disrupt flight activities at airports across the country on Monday, but also affected private and government programmes in the Federal Capital Territory.
It was learnt that several programmes in Abuja were either postponed or delayed as key personnel who were to anchor strategic meetings could not arrive on schedule or did not arrive at all.
Several domestic airlines stated that the scarcity of the product had resulted in the delay or outright cancellation of some of their flights.Hundreds of air travellers were left stranded at the domestic terminals of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos, as the airlines were forced to either cancel or reschedule most of their flights due to the scarcity of aviation fuel.
As of 5pm, stranded passengers heading for Abuja from the Lagos airport were unable to book substitute flights as all flights to the Federal Capital Territory had been fully booked.
.Arik Air announced that it was grappling with flight schedule disruptions due to the severity of the situation across the country.
It stated that since the beginning of the year, the country had been grappling with inadequate supply of aviation fuel leading in most cases to severe shortage of the product and consequently the disruption of flight operations.
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