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Air Peace, pilots in crucial meeting, as airline denies strike action

The deadly COVID-19 pandemic and its destruction to businesses particularly the aviation industry globally has continued to take a toll on Nigeria’s aviation sector as Air Peace pilots have embarked on strike over what they termed irrational pay cut.
The airline however denied reports alleging that its pilots have gone on strike as at July 21st 2020.
Spokesperson of the airline, Stanley Olisa who spoke with our correspondent said the report was untrue and an attempt to portray the airline in a bad light.
He said, “Our pilots are not on strike. That information is unfounded and false. It is meant to portray our airline in a bad light.
Olisa added, “Our pilots are not on strike. We have been flying even today. They are not on strike and I do not know where that is coming from.
He said, “I do not know where that person is getting his information from. I have seen that but I have already told you.”
Earlier on, a report said the management of Air Peace, through it’s Human Resources department, approved an average of 80 per cent pay cut across its pilot rankings, forcing pilots to go on strike.
A pilot of the airline who spoke to Woleshadarenews on condition of anonymity said the management of the airline through its Human Resources approved an average of 80 per cent pay cut across its pilot rankings..
The source further stated that as a result of the decision, the pilot community decided to down tools until further notice pending when the management can come to a mutual agreement.
A senior pilot who also spoke to our correspondent lamented the poor treatment pilots are subjected to, stressing that the management and the pilots were still meeting to resolve the problem.
His words, “It is true that the pilots went on strike to protest poor treatment. They may call off the strike as management is meeting with the pilots’ body. He stated that the strike which started on Tuesday may be called off if the management shift its position and come to a mutual agreement.
The vicissitudes that greeted the aviation industry in the wake of the pandemic is one that the industry has never experienced. As many industry experts have put it, it is one that hits even harder than the events of ‘9/11’ and the 2008 global financial crises combined.
It would be recalled that many airlines had in the face of COVID-19 furloughed pilots and other essential airline workers.
Arik Air right sized and implemented 80 per cent salary cut for its personnel for the month of April.
The airline also ordered 90% of its 1,800 staff to proceed on leave without pay until further notice.
The staff of most of the local airlines in Nigeria are going through bad times; some of them have even described the months as Black July.
While few are going to be paid half of their salaries, some have been told not to expect salaries at the end of the month, and others could lose their jobs.
In separate interviews, some staff of Air Peace, Arik Air, and Dana Air lamented loss of jobs, or their monthly earnings, as they have been either told not to expect full salaries, or any salary.
Until recently, restriction of both local and foreign commercial flight services has forced domestic carriers into financial distress as cumulative losses hit N360 billion.
The sum, spread across eight airlines, is the running cost of operation, which include aircraft leasing, routine maintenance, debt servicing, staff salaries and allowances, parking and maintenance fees, and recurrent training, amid nil revenue.
The Chairman of Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON), Capt. Nogie Meggison, said it was instructive to note that about four weeks before domestic airlines suspend operations, passenger traffic had declined to about nine per cent leaving the airlines in dire financial strait while raking avoidable cost.
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