But for providence, Mrs. Ikechi Nwosu,
68, and her daughter, Nkiru Ihezuo would have been among the 153 persons
that died last Sunday in the Dana plane crash.
The two women had planned to board the
ill-fated plane, but they were beaten to the remaining seats on the
flight by two Chinese men who
jumped the queue at the Dana airline
counter and bought the last minute tickets.
Nwosu told our correspondent in Abuja
that she was yet to recover from the shock of the crash, vowing never to
take a flight again for the rest of her life.
The grandmother said it was like a dream to her when she heard that the plane crashed and killed all the passengers on board.
She stated that she was very angry when
the two Chinese nationals jumped the queue and paid for the seats that
her daughter wanted to pay for.
“I felt bad when the two Chinese men
jumped the queue and paid for the ticket ahead of my daughter who was
trying to bring out money from her bag to pay the cashier. When we
missed the tickets, we decided to go back home because I was very angry.
“We postponed the trip although there
were other flights going to Lagos. I am yet to get over the experience, I
have been feeling uncomfortable and I have sworn that I will never take
flight again; I will rather ride in Keke NAPEP (commercial tricycle) to Lagos, instead of travelling in a plane,” Nwosu stated.”
The daughter's story-
Ihezuo, narrated that she initially went
to the Arik airlines stand, but their plane was fully booked, so she
headed for Dana Air where she joined a queue for the ticket.
“We were on the queue and it was my turn
to buy the ticket. I was rummaging my bag to bring out money to pay for
the ticket when two Chinese men who were behind me gave money to the
cashier and paid for the remaining seats. I was very angry and their
action generated a verbal exchange between my husband and the cashier.
“The Chinese men were not even sorry for
their action, instead they and their girlfriends made jest of us,
waving the tickets in the air and making fun of us; we were so annoyed
and we decided to postpone the trip.”
She added that she had yet to reach the house when she got reports that the Dana plane had crashed.
The mother of four said that family
members that were waiting for them at the Murtala Muhammed International
Airport, Lagos cried when they heard about the incident. They thought
that both mother and daughter had perished in the crash.
She stated that her church members in
Abuja also thought she had died until they were notified that she did
not board the aircraft.
Ihezuo said, “Since the incident, I have
just been thanking God because He was the one that kept us. I have been
rolling on my knees in thanksgiving since last Sunday and my knees are
sore,” she said as she lifted up her skirt to show her bruised knees.
She stated that since she started flying
about a year ago, the Dana flight was the first she would see that was
fully booked, “I am familiar with most of the crew members because I
have been patronising the airline for some time; I feel so bad for the
crew and passengers.”
Ihezuo added she had purchased a luxury
bus ticket for her mother who was going to stay with her eldest daughter
at Festac, Lagos following her refusal to board a flight.
Source- Punch
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