KWAM 1: Drama as Enugu Air officials drag passenger on board out, sparks reactions

• Like KWAM 1 saga versus ValueJet Airlines and Comfort Emmanson against Ibom Air, another drama has surfaced in the Nigeria airport
• Enugu Airlines, which was recently inaugurated, has its officials in a trending video, deplaning a passenger on board
• The trending video of the incident has started generating mixed reactions from some Nigerians on social media

Another commercial airline owned by Enugu State, Enugu Air, whose operation was recently launched, has started generating reactions from Nigerians on social media after a passenger was seen being forcefully removed from one of its flights.

This was captured in a video circulating on social media, showing how officials of the airline are dragging the passenger off the plane.

Eyewitness reaction to Enugu Air saga

In the trending video, a voice is heard in the background saying, “Yes, yes, go down.” This suggested that some bystanders are in support of the action. The reason behind the action was yet to the ascertained as of the time of writing this report.

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Also, neither the airline nor the individual has made a statement about the incident to explain what transpired. Also, the passenger was yet to be identified.

The incident happened after a series of high-profile airline confrontations. These included the clash between Comfort Emmanson and the flight attendants on the Ibon Air flight from Uyo, the capital of Akwa Ibom, to Lagos and that of King Wasiu Ayinde Marsha, popularly known as KWAM 1 or K1 De Ultimate, who was involved in confrontation disagreement with ValueJet Airlines officials at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.

How Nigerians react to Enugu Air saga

However, Enugu Air incident has started generating mixed reactions from some Nigerians. Below are some of their reactions:

Dr Izu questioned the cause of the incident:

"What exactly was his offense? Why do airport staff always behave this way, especially towards economy passengers?"

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Meek in his opinion, called out the airport authority over reoccurring incident:

"The aircraft officials needs to learn how to handle things professionally. Nigerians should also adhere to rule of the plane to avoid such embarrassment."

Another handle with the name @youthinprocess commented:

"Who sight the way that passenger sharply removed the hand grip on the door. Nigerians are always ready to help. Get Your PVC."

Mr Shark in his reaction said:

"Naija airports, Workers, passengers and airplanes Dey give agbero vibe because how can everything feels like you’re operating Molue or boarding Molue?"

Dr Mary wrote:

"It’s Sad this is Now becoming a norm. I heard something about switch of. I hope they’re not deboarding him because he didn’t switch off his phone."

See the video of the moment here:

Enugu Air begins domestic plight operations

Legit.ng earlier reported that after months of planning and preparations, the Enugu state government has commissioned its airline.

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However, Enugu Air has not yet secured the AOC, which should permit it to start scheduling and operating flights.

The NCAA has approved an alternate arrangement that allows the airline to commence domestic flights through a third party.

Source: Legit.ng