Nigeria, Feb. 6 -- Many passengers were stranded on Friday morning when aviation workers at Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, disrupted flight operations.

The workers shut down flight operations in protest against the Nigerian government's concession of the airport to private individuals without their involvement in the plans.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that some protesting aviation workers said the national leadership of the aviation workers union directed the protest.

This newspaper learnt that the aviation workers union comprised the Enugu Chapter of the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), and the Association of Nigerian Aviation Professiona...