6 October 2008
Lagos — Mei Hotels and Airport Services at the weekend denied that it accorded shabby treatment to stranded passengers of Ethiopian Airlines, as contained in recent media reports.
In a statement issued in Lagos, the hotel said there was neither a time passengers were "quartered three and four each in one room nor served "biscuits and coke," as reported.
"Neither of these situations has ever occured in our business relationships with clients and customers, much less with Ethiopian Airlines, one of our valued customers," the statement noted.
Signed by Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Hotel, Mr Michael Enyinnaya, a copy of which was forwarded to Ethiopian Airlines, it noted that "knowing well that Ethiopian Airlines have always wanted the best for its passengers since they do not compromise in terms of standards, we were, therefore, shocked and embarrased at this level of gross professional ineptitude."
It would be recalled that newspaper report alluded to the fact that passengers traveling on Ethiopian Airlines were stranded at the Murtala Mohammed Interna-tional Airport, Lagos and were subjected to shabby treatment and allegedly quatered three and four in each room and were susequently served coke and biscuits.
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