STPEACE:
please, is it advisable for one to continue to be going school in this Nigeria or na to learn work sure pass??

onatisi:
This is what Nigerians deserve for allowing a bunch of political desperadoes blind their eyes,despite the fact that gej wasn't the best yet buhari wasn't the better alternative .

gisthit:
May God help us in this country.

verapo[s]npo:

Stop misinforming people @OP, United Airline has never been in Nigeria. It is a US airline and I have flown to the US with it a couple of times. The company stopped coming to Nigeria because of low patronage.

This has little to do with economy but majorly with the traffic of people going and coming.[/s]

anonimi:


No. They did not partner any airline.
You can check their web site:

http://www.arikair.com/ng


You can also ask around to verify.
Cheers.

AjanleKoko:
Dude, I said that in 2011. And I only flew them to London once.

Since then they have done more interesting stuff to those who dared to fly them outside Nigeria. Like the fellas in below video:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr66JwiI830

Luckylife:
This is becoming unbearable! It baffles me that in this 21st century and the rate of nationalists we have , one person or group of people can hold this country to ransom.

[quote author=anonimi post=46011544]

Do you now agree that Arik flies INTERNATIONAL routes, including direct to New York?
Why would you not advice your enemies to fly Arik?
Would you advise your enemies to buy or use anything that YOU make/sell as a Nigerian?
Could you please check and share the meaning of HYPOCRITE
Thanks.

anonimi:


The video is of the flight on the ground BEFORE take-off.
It is not unusual that there will be some heat as the air conditioners are usually run with the plane's engine working.
This is why the airlines minimise the time for passengers to sit IDLE in the plane before they start the engine for take-off.
A little patience and understanding on the part of the passengers would have prevented making an already bad situation worse.

BTW, do you know how we will grow our economy/country if we do not go through these hardships and make IMPROVEMENTS as we steadily PROGRESS our development

veraponpo:

Stop misinforming people @OP, United Airline has never been in Nigeria. It is a US airline and I have flown to the US with it a couple of times. The company stopped coming to Nigeria because of low patronage.

This has little to do with economy but majorly with the traffic of people going and coming.

AjanleKoko:
LOL.
I admire the idealism and patriotism and whatnot. But not actually going to engage you on that.
I'd rather educate you about aviation procedures, which I know a bit about. This particular incident I know about intimately.

1. There is an Auxilliary Power Unit (APU) in the tail of every aircraft, which powers AC, lighting, instruments, and other avionics, while the aircraft is not in service.

2. When they start loading people and goods, they plug in a Ground Power Unit (GPU) which provides power to light above.

3. They only disconnect GPU and start engines when they are ready to be towed away from the gate. In fact, they don't even start engines until the plane is ready to move in forward direction. Planes can't reverse.

In this particular episode, there were some ground-related issues, as well as delayed clearance for takeoff (documentation issues). What you do normally in that case is, you keep the GPU plugged in so AC can keep working. On this flight, they took the GPU away and switched off AC for 2 hours plus, because the APU would drain if you use airconditioning.

So the blowout you witnessed was after 120+ minutes of waiting. I take many many flights, and delays are not uncommon from MMA, prior to take off. Even at Heathrow sef, BA is notorious for keeping Nigerians waiting. I'm yet to see a BA London-Lagos flight that takes off on time. But to decide to bake people for two hours Haba mallam.

Ibelong2God:
You predicted rightly