Ms. Oluwatoyin Samson, cabin crew with Associated Airlines, who survived the 3 October, 2013 crash of one of the planes operated by company, has decried the treatment meted to her by the management.
NAN recalls that the Embracer 120 aircraft operated by the airline took-off from Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja at 9:32 a.m. and crashed less than a minute after take-off.
The plane was conveying the remains the former governor of Ondo State, Dr Olusegun Agagu to Akure, Ondo state for burial.Sixteen persons lost their lives in the incident while four other survived with injuries.
Samson told NAN on Thursday in Lagos in a telephone interview that she fractured her pelvic during the crash. She alleged that the management of the airline abandoned her after she returned from treatment in South Africa.
“I was discharged from surgery unit, Folatend Physiotherapy Practice Hospital in South Africa and moved to orthopedic unit where I spent two weeks.
“The airline management paid me one and half months’ salary arrears and claimed that I was not their staff,”
Reacting to the allegation, Mr Alex Emode, the airline’s spokesperson, who quoted the Geneva Convention, said compensation are only paid to families of the dead or survivors who suffer permanent body injuries.He said that Samson had been sacked before the incident, adding that she pleaded with the airline’s Chief Operation Officer to be on board the ill-fated flight.
Emode also alleged that Samson left behind some medical devices given to her by the hospital in South Africa.
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Not fair at all. They would have at least taken into cognisance that she is even a survivor and render a little help. Don't worry woman, The God that kept you alive will provide 4 u.
ReplyDeleteThey are just wicked. Haba
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ReplyDeleteSo if she is not their staff, she should be considered as a passenger then. Stupid people. This is why I choose to claim my US citizenship
ReplyDeletea.k.a EDWIN CHINEDU AZUBUKO said...
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Na Nigeria we dey nw so am not surprised
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Shortup all of you.who is tryin 2 dare me speak##boko haram##
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ReplyDeleteAlex Emode should be fired. Are you kidding? How do you allow someone on a plane because he begged? He begged to go do what at Agagu's burial? Who ratified it. Why was she flown to South Africa for treatment if she didn't merit it? The Chief Operating Officer should be written up. There is more to this than meet the eye. What kind of illiterates are these? And these fools are running an airline with hoards of people patronizing them on a daily basis? People should stop patronizing local airlines in Nigeria. They are moving coffins managed by aliens. This is just a way of avoiding their responsibilities.
ReplyDeleteNigerian inhumanity to nigerian.If na oyinbo do this one ehn,this place go full with comments of insult.But as na naija,it is usual.
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