Many couldn’t believe it when the photos of Aero
Contractors Airlines using a ladder to disembark
passengers from a Boeing 737 aircraft at the Bauchi airport
on Saturday hit the Internet.


Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, on
Sunday ordered an immediate investigation into the
incident, Vanguard reports.


James Odaudu, Deputy Director, Press and Public Affairs of
the Ministry revealed this via the following statement:


“Several reports received by the Minister have indicated
the airline used a ladder to disembark passengers from a
Boeing 737 aircraft at the Bauchi airport on Saturday
December 19th 2015.


The act is inconsistent with Nigeria Civil Aviation
Regulations, NCAR and International Civil Aviation
Organization, ICAO, Standards and Recommended
Practices, SARPS.


The investigation will determine the immediate and
remote causes of the incident with a view to developing
and implementing measures that will prevent a re-
occurrence of the unsafe and unacceptable procedure
that exposed passengers to high risk of serious injury.


He reiterated that if the airline is found culpable, the full
weight of sanctions within extant laws and regulations
would be applied.

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