Air Peace Refutes Allegations – We Did Not Dump Passengers In Barbados

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AIR PEACE REFUTES ALLEGATIONS – WE DID NOT DUMP PASSENGERS IN BARBADOS

Air Peace Limited strongly refutes the allegations contained in a recent publication claiming that the airline sold tickets to Jamaica and subsequently “dumped” passengers in Barbados. The report is misleading, inaccurate, and does not reflect the actual facts surrounding the incident.

Air Peace confirms that all tickets were sold strictly in accordance with international airline sales practices and applicable aviation regulations. At no point did the airline engage in deceptive sales or intentionally mislead any passenger regarding their travel arrangements.

During standard pre-departure profiling and documentation checks at the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Lagos, Nigeria, it was discovered that some passengers did not possess the required transit visas to travel via Antigua to their final destinations, including Jamaica, Trinidad and Tobago.

In compliance with regulatory requirements, Air Peace immediately offered the affected passengers a full refund of their tickets.

While some passengers accepted the refund option, others voluntarily requested to be rerouted through Barbados to their final destination, noting that Nigerian passport holders do not require transit visas to travel through Barbados to Jamaica and beyond. Based solely on this voluntary request, Air Peace facilitated the rerouting.

In total, 42 passengers freely and expressly had their tickets rerouted through Barbados to their final destinations. No passenger was forced, coerced, or compelled to travel to Barbados.

Due to an unforeseen operational delay, the passengers arrived in Barbados later than scheduled and consequently missed their onward connections. Unfortunately, the onward tickets originally purchased were not honoured by the airline with whom they intended to travel with. This refusal by the airline to airlift the passengers left them stranded in Barbados.

Also, some of the passengers who tried to book hotel reservations via credit cards had their transaction declined, hence no evidence of confirmed hotel accommodation during their stay. Another concern from the Barbados immigration was passengers with a return date of December 31st, 2025, indicated that they would be returning back to Nigeria months later with no alternative means of travel.

This is obviously unacceptable. The Barbados immigration authorities exercised their sovereign mandate to assess each passenger individually and on a case-by-case basis. This is beyond Air Peace’s obligation.

It is important to note that 67 other passengers from the same passenger group were granted entry and allowed to continue their journeys through Barbados, while 25 passengers were denied entry because of the above stated concerns raised by the Barbados immigration authorities.

Air Peace reiterates that it did not abandon, dump, or deliberately inconvenience any passenger. The airline acted responsibly, transparently, and in good faith at all times by offering refunds, facilitating voluntary rerouting upon passenger request, providing on-ground assistance, and ensuring the safe return of affected passengers.

Air Peace remains committed to the highest standards of professionalism, regulatory compliance, and customer care. The airline urges responsible journalism and encourages media organisations to verify facts with relevant stakeholders before publishing reports that may misinform the public.

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  2. This is not coincidence; it is a pattern. Just weeks ago, a Nigerian military surveillance aircraft violated the sovereignty of Burkina Faso. In response, Nigeria’s president, Bola Tinubu, falsely claimed the aircraft was en route to Portugal—an assertion that was categorically disproven when the president of Portugal publicly rejected the story as fabricated.
    We are now confronted with a disturbingly similar deception. An airline has claimed that flight delays originating in Nigeria caused passengers bound for Jamaica to end up in Barbados. This explanation is implausible on its face. Jamaica and Barbados are not on the same flight path, nor are they interchangeable destinations. Had passengers been given truthful and transparent information, they would not have been abandoned and stranded in Barbados.
    These repeated falsehoods raise serious concerns about credibility, accountability, and intent. The Caribbean must exercise extreme caution when dealing with Air Peace or engaging in any travel or aviation arrangements connected to Nigeria. Trust cannot exist where deception has become routine.

  3. Of course I would like to see all black peoples unite. Africa leading the way with its natural resources and African people enjoying better standard of living. That the children of slaves get rewarded for the injustices of slavery. The worst crimes ever committed against humanity. Can you imagine being tired one hand one way on the other the other way and be torn into pieces. Hunted with dogs like wild animals when escape and tried to free themselves.
    Now we need to do things correctly. I hate to see our African brothers and sisters being dumped in this manner. They do not want to stay in the Caribbean. Their mindset is to get into the USA by what ever means. Some perish by sea in Europe, in the Caribbean, wherever.
    So we need to put an end of this Air Peace human trafficking play book. If they are not going to respect our borders do not let the land in the Caribbean. We need to have proper exchange of information, education, culture , economic development between the diaspora people and our African homeland. However, it should be for the benefit of all our people and not the greedy few. Air Peace reminds me of the stories that are told of Africans selling Africans into slavery.

  4. I mean I understand that it’s not the airline’s responsibility to make sure you have the correct documentation when purchasing the tickets, but there should be some reference on the site to remind customers that they should check to make sure they have all the correct travel documents.

    At the airport they should never have been allowed boarding because they knew that by travelling to another island that they would not require a visa.

    Curious though….are Caribbean nationals booking flights to Africa at all?

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