Bad weather disrupts flight across Ogun State

By: Esther Oluwapelumi 

OOU Aviation Authority has cautioned pilots and airline operators to exercise vigilance due to bad weather condition since Monday this week.  

Newsmen reports that the disruption has led to the flight cancellations by many airlines and not just OOU airline, the flight cancellations in many airports across the state begin on Tuesday.

In a statement signed by the Acting Director-General for OOU Aviation Authority, Agboola Johnson, however advised the airlines operators to get updated weather reports and forecasts from the Nigerian meteorological agency for effective planning in their operations.

According to him, as at Monday morning, the flights from Lagos and Ibadan were processed but flights to Lagos ad Abeokuta could not be processed because of bad and cloudy weather. “As I speak with you, no flight has taken off to Lagos and Abeokuta and no flight has come from those airports , he said.

He added that the situation has been like that since Saturday and that the weather was a natural phenomenon that was beyond human control.

The agency has been warning pilots consistently against adverse weather situations that could affect flight operations.