Nigeria, Sept. 27 -- Air Peace has attributed the cancellation of its Abuja-Maiduguri flight on Saturday to aviation fuel shortage in Abuja and a subsequent restriction on operations at the Maiduguri airport.

The airline said the initial delays to its Abuja operations were caused by the unavailability of Jet A1 aviation fuel, which also affected other airlines operating from the airport.

It added that the situation improved after fuel became available and affected flights resumed, but its Abuja-Maiduguri service could not operate after the Maiduguri control tower withdrew an earlier extension for the flight to arrive beyond sunset.

Air Peace disclosed this in a statement following videos and reports of passengers expressing frustration...