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The leading Nigerian airline, Air Peace, has encouraged an unfair treatment claim by the former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshomhole.
The airline accused the former governor of the fact that distorted his claim recently that he was unfairly rejected and raised at the Murtala Muhammated Airport, Lagos.
Speaking on Monday during direct interviews about today’s politics on television channels, Air Peace Operation Manager, Ayodeji Adeyemi, firmly rejected the senator event version, insisting Oshomhole was not examined online or arrived on time for flights 6:30 AM scheduled.
“He never checked -in online,” Adeyemi said bluntly. “He only tried to influence public opinion by displaying his phone on TV. If he really checked -in online, he had to produce a boarding pass issued for him. Until now, he hasn’t done that yet.”
Adeyemi explained that online check-in is automatically recorded in the Backend Airline system, where every check-in that successfully produces a boarding pass with chair assignments. According to him, the airline did not find Oshiomhole’s record at the check-in manifest for the flight.
“He came to the airport after 6 in the morning our check-in counter was closed. The flight was closed, and the aircraft door was closed,” Adeyemi added. “That’s not politics, it’s a policy, it’s the same for every passenger.”
Peace Air officials also discussed widely circulating videos showing Oshiomhole in a discussion with airline staff in remote areas in the terminal. Far from the satire of the senator to be isolated or treated differently, Adeyemi said the staff only tried to explain the next steps.
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“Considering his status, our staff tried to respect him that the next flight would depart at 8:30 in the morning and that, to rise, he needed to change his tickets and pay fees without performances, along with tariff differences. That is a standard airline policy. This is not extortion,” Adeyemi said.
He also refused the claim of the senator that other people, especially two women who were quoted as fellow victims, were also rejected by rising in the same condition. “The people are not even on the specific flight,” Adeyemi clarified.
The controversy erupted after the Oshiomhole senator appeared on political Sundays on channel television, describing the incident as a microcosm of the frustration faced by many Nigerians when dealing with company institutions.
“This rift is not between me and the peace of air,” Oshiomhole said. “That is an institutional extortion. I have checked -in. I arrived between 6 am and five minutes past six. The purpose of checking -in online is so you don’t need to check -in anymore.”
He claimed that airline officials chose him for preference maintenance, which he refused. “I refuse to be guarded,” said Senator. “Respect the rights of these people. A woman who pays ₦ 146,000 is asked to pay more than 109,900. For me, they will not take extra money.”
However, the peace of air remains strong in its attitude that all passengers, regardless of status, are subject to the same operational rules. “When you miss a flight, you are charged a fee without a show. If you want to take the next flight, you pay the tariff difference. That is not a targeted extortion. That’s how the aviation industry works globally,” Adeyemi said.
The airline had previously issued a statement that condemned what was described as “obedient behavior” Oshiomhole in the terminal, which stated that they would not forgive the behavior that threatened their staff or disrupted the operation.
