Aviation Union members ground Arik Air flights in Lagos

Arik Air flights from Lagos have been grounded. This was done by labour unions as a result of unpaid dues to them.
The Aviation Union leaders and their members stormed the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport as early as 7am to block the airline from operating its normal flights out of Lagos.
Some passengers were stranded and emailed / sent text messages on the development. They said union members claim their agencies are being owed over N17 billion naira in unpaid dues by the carrier.
They alleged that the airline owes NAMA, FAAN, NCAA, all federal government aviation agency various sums running into billions of naira.