Lady on Ibom Air Days Before Viral Drama Shares Airline’s "Action" When Man Didn’t Turn Phone Off
- As reactions poured in concerning an Ibom Air passenger, a lady who used the airline weeks ago shared her experience
- An unexpected drama unfolded when a lady was filmed slapping an air hostess on the plane after she allegedly refused to turn off her phone
- The passenger also struggled with the airport security that confronted her at the Lagos airport in videos that emerged
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Amid the trending issue involving an Ibom Air passenger, Comfort Emmanson, a lady who flew on the airline, shared her experience with a passenger who refused to turn off his phone
Comfort was filmed slapping an air hostess on the plane and resisting arrest from the airport security that confronted her at the Lagos airport in videos that emerged.
Source: Twitter
The videos showed how the passenger struggled with aviation security and ground officials who tried to disembark her from the plane.
In one of the videos, the passenger’s privates were exposed after being pulled out of the plane.
Lady shares experience on Ibom Air
A statement released by the airline revealed that the drama originated from the passenger’s refusal to turn off her phone.
As Nigerians analysed the situation, a lady on X, @EkikereJoe, who flew on the airline weeks ago, spoke about a passenger who refused to turn off his phone.
She mentioned what the airline did when the man blatantly refused to switch off his phone despite pleas.
Her tweet partly read:
“I was on Ibom Air some weeks ago, a middle aged man was asked to turn off his phone but he blatantly refused. Take off was almost starting and the cabin crew member stood beside the man for up to 10 minutes but he still refused, other passengers even begged but he refused.”
Relating the past experience with Comfort’s case, the lady questioned:
“My question is, why wasn’t that man stopped from alighting from the plane when it landed?? Disclaimer: I do not support bad behavior.”
Source: Facebook
Ibom Air gives explanation after the altercation
From an explanation given by Ibom Air, the altercation happened on its flight, which departed from Uyo to Lagos.
According to the airline, which identified the passenger as Comfort Emmanson, who it says refused to switch off her phone.
The airline said:
"Shortly before take-off from Uyo, Ms. Emmanson was instructed in line with standard aviation safety procedures to switch off her mobile phone. She bluntly refused to comply until the Pilot-in-Command made an announcement, after which a fellow passenger seated beside her took the phone and switched it off. This action prompted a verbal tirade from Ms. Emmanson. The situation was eventually calmed, and the flight departed as scheduled."
Old video of Comfort in Ibom Air surfaces
As Nigerians analysed the situation, an old video of Comfort using Ibom Air surfaced, suggesting that she was a regular user of the airline.
In the video shared on her TikTok page, the lady was seen boarding an Air Ibom flight.
She showed off her passport, cash, and the interior of the plane during her flight to Ghana with Ibom Air.
Joseph Omotayo, the HOD of the Human Interest Desk, contributed to this report, adding relevant embeds of the NBA's press release and Comfort's throwback video.
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