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This whole thing reminds me of my trip to nigeria aound 2001. The boarding call was made for the flight for first class I think. EEEEEEEEEverybody stood up to quickly start boarding and the german guy (it was lufthansa) making the call said over the microphone "Nigerians sit down until you are called". There were a number of Ghanians and a few people from IvoryCoast also boarding but the guy made that statement as if he felt like the nigerians would have to be the one's not listening to instructions. It makes one upset but like I said earlier I just got back from Nigeria a few days ago and I am shocked at the behavior of our people but it does not excuse the way Nigerians are treated on these airlines while they are pocketing our billions.
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05-02-2008, 12:04 PM
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This whole thing reminds me of my trip to nigeria aound 2001. The boarding call was made for the flight for first class I think. EEEEEEEEEverybody stood up to quickly start boarding and the german guy (it was lufthansa) making the call said over the microphone "Nigerians sit down until you are called". There were a number of Ghanians and a few people from IvoryCoast also boarding but the guy made that statement as if he felt like the nigerians would have to be the one's not listening to instructions. It makes one upset but like I said earlier I just got back from Nigeria a few days ago and I am shocked at the behavior of our people but it does not excuse the way Nigerians are treated on these airlines while they are pocketing our billions.
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05-02-2008, 12:43 PM
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Reason why it should NOT be accepted. I'm never flying BA again, ever.
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As if you can afford it. Abeg make you continue to dey fly Sosoliso jor. 
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05-02-2008, 01:47 PM
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 I thought i had a post on this thread earlier? Is it my eyes or it has disappeared??
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05-02-2008, 02:36 PM
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Pec is u ok  see response #5 on page 1
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05-02-2008, 02:50 PM
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No sis, i quoted Funmibaby in another post and replied her......now, thats the one that's gone! 
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05-02-2008, 03:11 PM
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No sis, i quoted Funmibaby in another post and replied her......now, thats the one that's gone! |
Na ya 56k connection dey worry you...
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05-02-2008, 03:13 PM
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Na ya 56k connection dey worry you...
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 hmmm...ok o!
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05-02-2008, 03:27 PM
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The Nigerian man who made the apology on behalf of BA is a traitor and should be ashamed of himself...idiot,moron.
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05-02-2008, 03:35 PM
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By Sade Ayodele, Correspondent, Lagos
British Airways (BA) has apologised to Nigeria over the maltreatment meted out to Nigerian passengers at Heathrow Airport in London five weeks ago.
A statement issued in Lagos on Thursday by BA Media Consultant, Ademola Adedoyin, expressed "regret (for) the upset that the events onboard the BA75 to Lagos on 27th March have caused in Nigeria.
"We have made it clear that the decision to offload passengers was made in consultation with, and on the advice of, the United Kingdom police; and the sole aim of this decision was to ensure the safety of our passengers, aircraft, and crew.
"Offloading passengers is not a decision that is taken lightly, and is a rare occurrence. However, the disturbance on board the BA75 service to Lagos on Thursday 27th March was a very serious incident which required the presence of 20 uniformed police officers to regain control of the situation."
Adedoyin added that the commotion made it dangerous to travel on the aircraft.
"Given the level of disruption on board the plane as it was preparing to depart, it was not possible to pinpoint which passengers were the most involved. In addition, our crew was subjected to both verbal abuse and physical assault which, in the confined space of an aircraft, can be a particularly serious issue.
"Hence the police decided, with the agreement of the captain, that it would be unwise to let all the passengers travel on the aircraft as their behaviour could pose a safety risk.
"Of the 133 passengers offloaded following the disturbance 64 re-boarded the flight before take-off. Those offloaded were of various nationalities, including British and American passengers. There was also a mix of nationalities among those who flew, including Nigerian passengers.
"The arrest and detention of one of the passengers involved was a police decision, and is not something that British Airways can comment on. The remaining offloaded passengers were offered overnight accommodation where appropriate, and were re-booked on alternative flights."
Adedoyi said BA is working with the Nigerian Government to ensure the high standard operations between Nigeria and the U.K. continues.
"British Airways has a long and proud history of serving Nigeria and its people. For over 70 years the airline has flown from the UK to Nigeria, connecting the country to the rest of the world."
The passenger who spoke up for other Nigerians and the deportee on the flight, Ayodeji Omotade, and others had asked BA to apologise, and to withdraw the six months' ban on him by the airline.
Outrage over the incident made President Umaru Yar'Adua to order an investigation by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).
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This is pure rubbish!! BA staging Ademola Adedoyin, to express "regret" to Nigerians is a very demeaning thing to do. Why couldn't they get some body named Scot Chambers, white and a native Brit to make the apology?  As far as I'm concerned they have not apologized, but have shown regret that their action has caused them a huge financial loss. 
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05-02-2008, 04:12 PM
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na the fear of money wey dem go lose make them apologize thru YORUBA MAN!!! Igbo man for no gree do this apology O! Cos hin know say hin people go cut hin head!  The stones and sticks starts flying at the mention of yoruba hee hee hee
And na why we dey blame BA sef? The money our leaders dey embezzle and tuck away in the UK alone sef is enough for us to have our own Nigerian Airways with fleets of state of the art planes!!
Why naija crook no go kukuma steal the money and invest am inside naija? No be say EFCC say efficient or say anybody can force the likes of Babangida and Abacha family to return lall the stolen monies?! hisssss
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05-02-2008, 05:58 PM
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Na wa for some of una...so the apology is not worth anything unless it comes from an oyinbo? And una dey demand respect?..smh!
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05-02-2008, 06:18 PM
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This "apology" is a bs one, its like saying "I'm sorry, and mumbling "f**k you" under your breath at the same time. They shouldn't have bothered at all. They are truly insulting the intelligence of Nigerians... the message by using a Nigerian, to apologize to nigerians is NOT lost on me. BA has this very arrogant sense of entitlement, when it comes to the whole West African region. I wish this incident would spur the Nigerian government, to do the same thing Norman Manley did in Jamaica, when Pan Am was displaying the same kind of bitchassness...deny them (BA) flying rights, and make your own national airline, a reliable one, so that your people will patronise it.
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This whole thing reminds me of my trip to nigeria aound 2001. The boarding call was made for the flight for first class I think. EEEEEEEEEverybody stood up to quickly start boarding and the german guy (it was lufthansa) making the call said over the microphone "Nigerians sit down until you are called". There were a number of Ghanians and a few people from IvoryCoast also boarding but the guy made that statement as if he felt like the nigerians would have to be the one's not listening to instructions. It makes one upset but like I said earlier I just got back from Nigeria a few days ago and I am shocked at the behavior of our people but it does not excuse the way Nigerians are treated on these airlines while they are pocketing our billions.
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Heeeeeeeeee! This is insulting and funny. Really, Most Nigerians don't understand the word Sit down. I have witness this in most of my Naija travels. But we behave on our way. back. May-be it is the exitement of going home and seeing our love ones. And they will put their front in yor face when digging thru their stuff in the over-head bin Like they want to imprint their smell in your memory.
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