Ola Adebanji, Manager, PR/Communications at Arik Air, confirmed the development to the News Agency of Nigeria.
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The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that operations of Arik Air was shut down on September 14 by aviation unions.
Arik Air on Wednesday announced the arrival of one of its aircraft from C-Check maintenance overseas.
The Communication Manager of Arik Air, Ola Adebanji, confirmed the incident in Lagos.
He said: “The dispute has been resolved amicably and our operations are now back to normal with flights leaving for their destinations with minimum delays.
Adebanji said the airline was increasing its capacity ahead of Christmas and New Year celebrations to enable customers celebrate the season with their families and friends.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the no fewer than 20 passengers besieged the office for over three hours demanding for a refund of their fares following the cancellation of their flights
Some of the disappointed passengers made the complaint to the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, at the airport during the on-the-spot assessment of the facilities on ground at the airport
The passengers, who were scheduled to fly on Tuesday, were kept at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Ikeja, Lagos until they commenced the protest that led to long delays in the operations of the airline on other routes
The airline made its position known in a statement signed by its Communications Manager, Ola Adebanji, in Lagos
The statement said the TCO authorisation was a requirement for all non-European Union registered commercial operators that fly to EU countries under the Air Operator Certificate
All the airlines scheduled flights were cancelled on Tuesday over the issue, prompting its customers to seek alternative flights
The passenger was said to have been found dead at the point when passengers were disembarking the flight at the Murtala Muhammed Domestic Airport Terminal One, Lagos
The intending travellers resorted to violent protests, invading the tarmac of the airport and disrupting a scheduled Lagos-Accra flight of Arik Air early on Saturday
On arrival at the Lagos airport, the boy, who apparently had sneaked into the aircraft main wheel, jumped out and was arrested by Arik personnel and handed over to FAAN security