Barely 24 hours after the Aviation Ground Handlers Association of Nigeria (AGHAN), imposed handling suspension on Max Air over unpaid debts, the association has lifted the ban.
Recalled that AGHAN had suspended ground handling services to Max Air over an alleged debt estimated at nearly N1 billion, a decision that has effectively halted the airline’s domestic operations across Nigeria.
AGHAN however said that the lifting of the ban was necessary following the ongoing negotiations between the airline and its members.
A statement jointly signed on Friday by Olaniyi Adigun, the Chairman and Vice Chairman of AGHAN, and Bashir Ahmed, respectively, said that the airline was now cooperating with its members and had paid in “substantial amounts of money” out of the debts owed them.
The statement, however, said that the association would not back down in ensuring its handling members were paid their charges by debtor airlines, stressing that the operating economy was equally tough on its members. Related News POWER SECTOR DEEP DIVE: Nigeria’s biggest problem equals Nigeria’s biggest opportunity The cost of not knowing: How intelligence failure fuels insecurity Okuama killing: Aftermath of 17 slain soldiers, court orders release of professor, other leaders
