Air Peace Under Fire: Oshiomhole Claims Airline Sold Tickets at Inflated Prices
By Adamu Aliyu Aliyu/ABUJA//
Senator Adams Oshiomhole, representing Edo North and former governor of Edo State, has voiced serious allegations against Air Peace over a disrupted travel experience at Lagos’ Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1.
Speaking to Vanguard, Oshiomhole recounted that despite checking in online for a 6:30 a.m. flight to Abuja, he and several others were denied boarding by the airline. He alleged that Air Peace staff were turning away already-checked-in passengers while reselling tickets on-site at significantly inflated rates.
The airline, in a separate statement, claimed Oshiomhole missed his flight and caused a disturbance. However, the former Nigeria Labour Congress president offered a different account, insisting that the airline deliberately frustrated passengers and prioritized new buyers willing to pay up to N300,000 for tickets—far above the original online prices.
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