About 24 hours after the Ethiopian Airlines crash on Sunday that killed all 157 people on board, Nigerians have taken to their twitter handles to demand that AirPeace and prospective airliner, Green Airways should stop the purchase of the Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
This is as China and Ethiopia have grounded all Boeing 737 MAX 8 aircraft while a number of airlines across the world are carrying out safety measures on the jets.
Nigeria’s largest domestic carrier, AirPeace ordered for 10 of the same aircraft brand.
Also, Green Airways Africa, a prospective domestic carrier also claimed to have ordered for 100 of the same B737-800 MAX from the aircraft manufacturer.
Ugo Obi-Chukwu with twitter handle @ugodre stated that “AirPeace should keep a close eye.”
Ucher Demola with twitter handle @OmoGbejaBiamila ‘AirPeace better cancel the order for the Boeing 737 max now.”
Post Malonogedede with twitter handle @ICONOREOLUWA stated that ‘I really hope AirPeace will return these planes.
On Monday, China ordered its domestic airlines to suspend the commercial operation of nearly 100 of the jets in question. Ethiopian Airlines followed China’s announcement by grounding all of its Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft as well, according to a spokesperson.
The crash, that took place just outside Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa, comes just months after another deadly accident involving the same model in Indonesia when a Lion Air flight crashed after take-off from Jakarta in October, killing all 189 people on board.
Noting the “similarities” between the two accidents, China’s Civil Aviation Administration said domestic airlines have until 6pm local time (10:00 GMT) to ground all 737 MAX 8 aircraft.
It said operation of the model will only resume after “confirming the relevant measures to effectively ensure flight safety,” the administration said in a statement.
