Aero Contractors has said that it has paid about 95 per cent redundancy packages to some of its staff affected by the exercise about seven years ago.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Aero Contractors, Capt. Ado Sanusi, said that 94.94 per cent of workers affected by the purge in 2017 had been paid fully their severance packages, promising that the remaining 5. 06 per cent would be paid to the affected staff very soon.
Sanusi stated that out of a total number of 237 staff affected by the redundancy package, 225 staff have been paid off, representing 94.94 per cent of those affected.
Further breakdown of the affected workers indicated that three members of the Air Transport Senior Staff Services Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), and nine members of the National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) were still being affected by the exercise, while efforts were ongoing to pay the outstanding to the staff.
Sanusi further lamented that the operating environment where the airlines operate from was hostile to business, but said despite this, the management had been relentless in ensuring a vast majority of affected persons were paid their entitlements.
He assured that Aero Contractors remained committed to fulfilling its obligations to all workers, but appealed to the unions not to allow themselves to be used to disrupt activities in the airline.
