Flight Delays: Passengers Entitled To Food And Airtime, Could Get Accommodation, Says FCCPC
By allcitynews.ng There seems to be bright light at the end of the tunnel in aviation industry as Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC) has announced that stranded passengers are entitled for proper entertainments. Photos and videos of stranded passengers in airports after flight delays and cancellations have hit the internet in recent days as airlines grapple with the unavailability and hike in the price of Jet A1 fuel. The FCCPC reiterated that passengers are entitled to food, airtime, and, in certain instances, accommodation, in cases of delayed flights. The FCCPC’s Director, Corporate Affairs, Ondaje Ijagwu, said this on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief. “If your flight is delayed, you are supposed to be given refreshments. After some more hours of delay, you are supposed to be given airtime. “From what we understand from the books and the law, you are supposed to be given airtime because you could be seen to be at least in distr...