{"id":173463,"date":"2025-08-11T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2025-08-11T15:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/aon-bans-comfort-emmanson-from-all-flights-indefinitely"},"modified":"2025-08-11T17:54:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-11T16:54:45","slug":"aon-bans-comfort-emmanson-from-all-flights-indefinitely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/aon-bans-comfort-emmanson-from-all-flights-indefinitely","title":{"rendered":"AON Bans Comfort Emmanson from All Flights Indefinitely"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has banned Comfort Emmanson from flying any of its member airlines both domestically and internationally.<\/p>\n<p>AON issued the ban following the incident involving Emmanson and crew members of Ibom Air.<\/p>\n<p>In a video circulating on social media, it appeared that Emmanson was being assaulted by crew members of Ibom Air.<\/p>\n<p>However, AON\u2019s spokesperson, Prof. Obiora Okonkwo, insisted that Emmanson was the one assaulting the crew members.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Monday, Okonkwo said Emmanson\u2019s ban is indefinite.<\/p>\n<p>AON said: \u201cWe condemn the violent incident involving Ms. Comfort Emmanson, a passenger on Ibom Air flight Q9 303 from Uyo to Lagos on August 10, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTherefore, effective immediately, the AON has placed Ms. Emmanson on its \u2018No Fly\u2019 list indefinitely. She is hereby banned from flying with any AON member either domestically or internationally for life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSuch incidents have become one too many with the most recent being the incident involving Nigerian musician, King Wasiu Ayinde Marshal (KWAM 1) on VajueJet and the unruly behaviour of Senator Adams Oshiomhole towards the members of staff of Air Peace.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Airline Operators of Nigeria, AON, has banned Comfort Emmanson from flying any of its member airlines both domestically and internationally. AON issued the ban following the incident involving Emmanson and crew members of Ibom Air. 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