Azman Air: Why we sent all workers on compulsory leave

Azman Air: Why we sent all workers on compulsory leave

Azman Air has given reasons for sending all of its members of staff on a compulsory leave without pay.

Spokesperson for the airline, Nurudden Aliyu, said in an interview that the decision was made due to a number of factors, including the ongoing C-checks on its aircraft and the high cost of operations.
He however said the airline would recall them as soon as things improve and the aircraft return.
Aliyu said, “We have temporarily suspended the operation and it was due to all our 737 we are using for domestic operation are due for C-checks
“We have already sent two of them to a maintenance facility in Turkey, but unfortunately, since we sent the aircraft there, there is a queue in the maintenance hanger and they were not able to finish in time.
“The other two we are using here are also due for maintenance and we are trying to send them for C-checks also.
“Also, one of the aircraft has achieved 90 percent completion so we are expecting two of the aircraft to be back in October.”
According to Aliyu, the airline is facing financial difficulties due to lack of revenue.
“We have been doing on-and-off operations since March, sometimes with one aircraft. So we decided, due to this harsh situation, to temporarily suspend domestic operation until we put our house in order,” he said.
Aliyu also said, “We are not going to employ another set of people; we are going to engage them. That’s why in the mail sent to them we gave them assurances that once the situation normalises, they will be called upon.
“The only problem is that we didn’t state the date of resumption.”