Lagos Bound Arik Flight Aborted As Plane Develops ‘Technical Issue’

A Lagos bound Arik Air flight was aborted on Wednesday night in Abuja when the aircraft allegedly developed technical issues and refused to start. The flight, which was to transport passenger from Abuja airport to Lagos, was scheduled for 7pm but was delayed till about 8pm. According to one of the intending travelers, Dominic, who spoke to Channels Television, “the passengers had checked in and were about boarding the aircraft when some people noticed the pilot was having issues in his seat.