A Federal High Court, Lagos, on Tuesday awarded N5m to a passenger, Hakeem Ogunniran, as damages for the cancellation of his flight from South Africa to Lagos without compensation by Air Nigeria.
The plaintiff had alleged that though he had booked for Air Nigeria Business Class ticket, he eventually took the Economy Class of South African Airways following the cancellation.Justice Okon Abang, in his judgment held that the airline’s negligence caused business and financial losses as well as emotional trauma and stress to the passenger.
