Arik Air again fails to pay salaries arrears to workers, as staff lament

For the second week running, troubled Nigeria airline Arik Air has failed to pay salaries arrears to workers as agreed with the industry unions and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) before it re-opened operations. One source said the management has set a meeting with the frustrated workers for later this week, probably to discuss the salaries arrears issue. The staff further said that contrary to the information that was given out to the public, the airline was owing the workers more than the 2 months wages it claimed. “As it is, no one knows when the salaries arrears would be paid to workers because they have refused to communicate to us. We are just working without pay," the source said. Under the agreement, Arik Air was supposed to pay the first batch of salaries arrears Dec 31. <br/>