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Passenger Jailed 2 Weeks for Smoking Onboard Air Peace Flight

Femi Ajayi/

A Magistrates’ Court in Ogba, Lagos, today sentenced an Air Peace flight passenger to two weeks in prison for smoking on board.

The court however gave the convict an option of N200,000 fine.

A flight attendant, Adewale Oyebade, caught the passenger smoking a cigarette while carrying out safety checks during the flight.

The incident took place on Air Peace flight P4 7558, which was heading from Sharjah, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Lagos, on December 11.

Air Peace Corporate Communications Executive, Stanley Olisa, in a statement today said smoking on board is in violation of global aviation regulation.

He said there is a standing rule on non-smoking in-flight which ought to be obeyed.

Olisa said the consciousness of the flight attendant is proof of the airline’s commitment to passengers safety.

He asked flight passengers to comply with safety precautions and established standards for the protection of their lives against danger.

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