Arik Air sacks 300 workers

The management of Arik Air (in receivership) on Friday said it had declared 300 workers redundant due to its current low level of operations.

The action was said to have arisen from the devastating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to the constrained ability of the airline to complete heavy maintenance activities and return its planes to operations.

The airline said this in a statement by its Manager, PR & Communications, Adebanji Ola, that the leadership of the impacted unions had been contacted to negotiate a redundancy package for the affected workers.

It said, “It is important to note that over 50 per cent of Arik Air’s workforce of over 1,600 staff have been on furlough in the past six months on a base allowance.

“Decisions to let go off staff is naturally a difficult decision. Arik Air wishes the impacted staff well in their future endeavours.”