Air Peace has removed a passenger from an Abuja-bound flight after he allegedly threatened that his anger could “burn down” the aircraft during a confrontation with cabin crew.
The incident occurred on Monday aboard Flight P47866, which was preparing for take-off when the passenger reportedly became involved in an altercation with members of the cabin crew.
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Michael Achimugu, disclosed the development in a post on X.
Achimugu identified the passenger as Celestine Ezeudu, alleging that he repeatedly ignored instructions from the cabin crew to stop taking photographs and put away his device as the aircraft prepared for departure.
According to the NCAA official, the situation escalated when Ezeudu allegedly became confrontational and threatened that his anger could “burn down” the aircraft.
He said the captain was immediately alerted and subsequently initiated a ramp return at 15:57 hours, leading to the passenger’s removal from the aircraft.
Achimugu added that the passenger’s travelling companion also voluntarily disembarked from the flight.
Providing further details about the incident, the NCAA official said Ezeudu later explained during questioning that his anger was triggered by missing an earlier flight.
“In the crew room, Ezeudu claimed that his anger stemmed from missing an earlier flight, but he did not know that his behaviour would lead to a ramp return,” Achimugu stated.
The NCAA official, however, did not disclose whether the passenger would face additional sanctions or possible regulatory action over the incident.
