A mild drama ensued at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, last weekend, as the pilot of Max Air got into a heated argument with a passenger who abused the pilot who had stepped violently on his toes without apology.
A passenger and former editor of Punch Newspapers, Mr. Najeem Jimoh, explained what happened, he said: “I arrived at the airport, hoping to board by 8:45pm, unfortunately for us, there was excuse that there would be delay of flight.
”We waited till 1:00am, and midway into the loading of the aircraft, someone dressed like a pilot rushed past and stepped on one of the passengers violently.
”Instead of apologising, he continued without turning to look at the position of the person he stepped on. Due to the agitation already caused by the flight delay, this passenger started abusing him.
”As a result of the development, the pilot now insisted that the only reason he will fly the aircraft is for the passenger to be offloaded.
”He even invited the security personnel around to drag the passenger out, but after hearing the side of the passenger, the personnel appealed to the passenger.
He continued that some passengers offered to cancel their trip if he insist on the matter while other begged him to let the issue rest. The flight eventually took off at 4:00am as against 8:45pm that it was slated for.
