Azman Air has suspended operations and directed all of its staff but eight management staff to embark on unpaid compulsory leave.
The airline said that the direction became necessary because all their planes are receiving maintenance at the same time and consequently, its domestic operations and staff are expected to resume in October 2024.
Nurudeen Aliyu, the public relations officer for Azman Air, verified this information to Leadership Newspapers on Monday. He claimed that this is happening while every one of their aircraft is undergoing maintenance.
He said that employees and the airline’s domestic operations are scheduled to return in October 2024.
“Two of our aircrafts are in maintenance and 3 are due for C-check and that’s why we suspended our domestic operation. Our aircraft will be back in October.
“The overhead is heavy so the management decided to put the company on hold,” Aliyu stated.
Recall that same airline had same time last year, closed down and directed its staff to commence indefinite leave.
The circular titled ‘Placement Of Leave Without Pay,’ read, “As you are aware our domestic operations have been put on hold for a while, due to the conveyance of our Aircraft for C-Checks and the MROS’ has given a longer time of completion write and communicate its decision that all staff has been placed on Leave Without Pay with effect from 1” August, 2023.″
According to the company, the leave was necessary due to the conclusion of the company’s Hajj operation and the non-availability of a Boeing 737 that had been sent for C-check maintenance but had yet to return. According to a circular signed by Magaji Mohammed Misau, the human resources manager, on August 3, 2023, only eight senior staff members are exempted from the compulsory leave.
