The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on Tuesday interrupted flight VM1609 of MaxAir, to inspect the airplane after it had boarded passengers and was already taxiing for take-off.
It was learnt that the passengers of the flight, leaving the Abuja for Lagos, kicked against the delay caused by the move by the NCAA.
Some of the travellers were said to have complained of being stranded in the aircraft, alleging that the flight was stopped due to technical issues.
A passenger, named Raymond, said the 11.30am flight had moved some distance on the tarmac preparatory for take-off before it was eventually turned back to the hangar and parked.
The Station Manager for MaxAir at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, Kehinde Ogunyale, explained that the aircraft had to follow the rules of the aviation industry regulator-NCAA.
“It was just a delay on the flight, nothing like stranded passengers please, and it is because we were told that the NCAA wanted to do an inspection. That was it,” he told our correspondent.
Ogunyale added, “So the delay came because we were waiting for the NCAA to do the inspection. There is nothing like stranded passengers on our flight.
“The aircraft was ready to take off and they said they wanted to do an inspection on the flight. So the time spent had to do with waiting for the NCAA officials to do the inspection.
