The passengers numbering over 200 who had boarded the Ethiopian national carrier, at about 10:20 am for an 8: 40 am. flight, spent over an hour after boarding, while the engine was warming up for take-off.
However, after waiting intermittently for the announcement from the pilot which usually heralds plane's take-off, the minutes had begun to stretch into hours and many of the passengers were beginning to get agitated.
About an hour later, the pilot announced that he had received information from the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, that a plane had disembodied at the tarmac of the airport, asking the passengers to disembark from the plane.
While filing off the plane, the passengers which also included other nationals were at this time still hopeful that the country could still rise up and remedy the situation.
But their hopes were however, dashed when the Ethiopian airport officials, again made another announcement to the chargin of the passengers who though have been fed this time, have waited for another three hours that Nigeria's airspace has been closed. They said the flight had been cancelled and. hotel accommodation would be provided, while they collected their passports.
Not so pleasant reactions greeted the announcement as many held the view that nothing ever works in the country.
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