Air Nigeria ends international flights; Former staff protests unpaid salaries

                               
                                                       Former Air Nigeria employees have protested over unpaid salaries

Air Nigeria will made its final long-haul flights today, Monday 19th Sept. 2012 after announcing the suspension of all services and laying off 800 staff last week.

Investors behind the airline have struggled to deal with $250m (£157m) of debt taken on when they bought the carrier from Virgin two years ago.

In June, Air Nigeria was grounded by regulators amid safety concerns.

If the airline can resolve its debt problems, it could yet return to the skies, analysts said.

Source: BBC