Turkish Airline has abandoned pupils and
students of Glisten International College, Abuja,
in Istanbul, Turkey, after the airline delayed in
arriving from the United States of America,
USA, to Turkey for the children to connect the
same Turkish Airline flight to Abuja.
The team had boarded Turkish Airlines flight
from Abuja to US with a stopover at Istanbul
Airport. The problems of the students started
on the return leg: US-Istanbul-Abuja.
The school management disclosed that the
team, which had gone to US to represent
Nigeria in a competition a few weeks ago, was
forced to part with $40 each, totalling $880
before they were allowed to sleep in the frozen
condition at the airport.
The students, between the ages of 11and 15,
were made to sleep at the resting area of the
airport terminal over night with just blankets
provided for them by the management of the
airline instead of hotel accommodation.
The school said: “Our pupils, students and
instructors went to the US to represent Nigeria
and were supposed to return on Monday, but
missed the leg to Nigeria because the flight
from US, which is equally Turkish Airlines,
delayed their flight for an hour and by the time
we got to Istanbul, the flight to Abuja had
already departed.
“When that happened, we approached them for
accommodation for our team, but the airline
said they won’t be responsible for
accommodation or feeding of our team. Rather,
we were told to sleep at the resting room of
the terminal and we had to pay from our purse,
which negates the international standards.
“These are children between the ages of 11 and
15 years and were exposed to harsh treatment.
Could they have done that with their own
citizens? Or, will they allow any Nigerian carrier
to do that to their citizens in Nigeria?
“I am begging our government to take up this
challenge because these kids went to represent
Nigeria in the US.”
Meanwhile, efforts to get a reaction from
Turkish Airlines in Nigeria proved abortive as
the media consultant of the airline, KunmoCom
PR, promised to “get across,” which they had
not done at press time
students of Glisten International College, Abuja,
in Istanbul, Turkey, after the airline delayed in
arriving from the United States of America,
USA, to Turkey for the children to connect the
same Turkish Airline flight to Abuja.
The team had boarded Turkish Airlines flight
from Abuja to US with a stopover at Istanbul
Airport. The problems of the students started
on the return leg: US-Istanbul-Abuja.
The school management disclosed that the
team, which had gone to US to represent
Nigeria in a competition a few weeks ago, was
forced to part with $40 each, totalling $880
before they were allowed to sleep in the frozen
condition at the airport.
The students, between the ages of 11and 15,
were made to sleep at the resting area of the
airport terminal over night with just blankets
provided for them by the management of the
airline instead of hotel accommodation.
The school said: “Our pupils, students and
instructors went to the US to represent Nigeria
and were supposed to return on Monday, but
missed the leg to Nigeria because the flight
from US, which is equally Turkish Airlines,
delayed their flight for an hour and by the time
we got to Istanbul, the flight to Abuja had
already departed.
“When that happened, we approached them for
accommodation for our team, but the airline
said they won’t be responsible for
accommodation or feeding of our team. Rather,
we were told to sleep at the resting room of
the terminal and we had to pay from our purse,
which negates the international standards.
“These are children between the ages of 11 and
15 years and were exposed to harsh treatment.
Could they have done that with their own
citizens? Or, will they allow any Nigerian carrier
to do that to their citizens in Nigeria?
“I am begging our government to take up this
challenge because these kids went to represent
Nigeria in the US.”
Meanwhile, efforts to get a reaction from
Turkish Airlines in Nigeria proved abortive as
the media consultant of the airline, KunmoCom
PR, promised to “get across,” which they had
not done at press time
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