Actress Bolaji Ogunmola In Tears As Airline Leaves Her Stranded At Ekiti Airport [Video]

Nollywood actress Bolaji Ogunmola has  criticised United Nigeria Airlines after a string of flight delays and cancellations left her stranded at the Ekiti Agro-Allied International Cargo Airport.

In a video shared on Instagram, Bolaji Ogunmola explained that she was supposed to fly to Lagos on Wednesday, but her flight was first delayed and then cancelled.

According to her, the airline staff assured her that the next flight would depart at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, but that plan never materialised.

She said she woke at 5:00 a.m. and arrived at the airport by 6:30 a.m., only to be told the flight had been moved to 9:30 a.m., then 12:00 p.m., and finally 5:30 p.m.

The actress said the repeated postponements have caused significant professional and financial setbacks, revealing that she had invested between N15 million and N20 million in the production of her film “TOC’.

“I’m still at the airport, by the way, and I’ve cried my eyes out this morning. I’m in Ekiti. I’m still here because I’m on set this morning, and it’s the first day of TOC’s production. I have actors on set. I booked restaurant. I booked everything, and I’m still here. I spent over 15, 20 million trying to produce this film,” she said.

“I was supposed to fly yesterday, and they told me when I got to the airport that something happened. It was delayed. I waited, waited, waited. After a while, they said they are not flying again and cancelled the flight. I said, okay, you cancelled the flight. What is the plan? I need to get to Lagos.

“They said they are going to fly 8 am this morning. I woke up at 5 am, got to the airport by 6:30. They said it’s not for 8 am again. It’s for 9:30. Now, the 9:30 flight, they said they have moved it to 12. Now, they are saying the flight is going to move by 5:30, and I’m supposed to be on set.

“As we speak, my crew, production, everything, it’s our first day at work. It’s not only my time that these people are toying with. It’s actually my source of livelihood as well. There is no conversation. Everybody just says sorry to me. What am I supposed to do? I’m literally stuck here.”

Frustrated by the lack of clear communication and the repeated apologies from airline staff, Ogunmola said she might have to travel by road to reach Lagos, even though it is unsafe.

She also said she documented the situation for evidence and legal purposes because the incident had disrupted the first day of filming for her new movie.

“I have to go by road, which is very unsafe, but I need to get to work. My lawyers will take this up. I just needed to have evidence of what is going on,” she added.

“They are not remorseful. They are unfair. They don’t have any sense of decency. I’m not the person to call out anybody. I’m not going to shout. I’m not going to fight. I don’t do that, but I just need to have evidence.”

Watch the video below:

This comes hours after Nigerian actress Simi Drey accused TAAG Airlines of causing a stressful travel experience that left her stranded in South Africa for more than a day.