Flight operations have resumed at the Murtala Muhammad Airport domestic terminals in Lagos after the suspension of the strike declared by the organized Labour.
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the indefinite strike which commenced Monday, leading to the grounding of flight operations across the country, with the aviation unions joining the strike.
Airlines have now started resuming operations after losing a whole day of parking their aircraft.
The MMA2 showed that as of 11:00 am, many passengers were at the entrance waiting for the Labour Union to call off the strike.
However, with the strike suspended for one week, flights operations are gradually resuming.
At the time of filing this report, a ValueJet flight to Abuja was already boarding, as was the one heading for Port Harcourt.
The airport environment remains relatively deserted following the strike’s suspension, but operators are beginning to restart operations.
The General Secretary of the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Comrade Ocheme Aba, confirmed the end of the strike, saying all members have been mobilized back to their offices.
“Due to the agreement with the presidency, the strike will be relaxed for one week starting from now to enable the tripartite committee concluded deliberations on the minimum wage negotiation so, flight operations will resume now, have resumed actually because all the blockages have been removed,” he said.
