Several Flights Rescheduled As Protesting Nigerian Students Ground Lagos Airport

Not a few flights have been rescheduled following the ongoing protest by students at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos State, on Monday.

The National Association Nigerian Students, NANS, had threatened to shut down the airport over the prolonged strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

As early as 7am, the students had blocked the international airport causing gridlock on both ends of the airport.

The students later moved to the domestic airport, causing a standstill situation along the airport road and Mobolaji Bank Anthony road leading to the local airport.

Both the domestic terminal, one also known as the General Aviation Terminal (GAT) and the terminal two, operated by Bi-Courtney Aviation Service Limited (BASL) of the Airport and the MMIA were shut down by the students preventing passengers from accessing the airport.

At the GAT, the protesting students were joined briefly by a former Students Union Government President of the University of Lagos and Presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore.

He joined in solidarity with the students and decried the inability of the Federal Government and ASUU to resolve the lingering strike.

It was learnt that some local and international flights were rescheduled because of the protest, Daily Trust reports.

The students are still at the GAT and Arik Air headquarters.