While there has been an alleged orchestrated plan by some airline operators to run a campaign of calumny against the national carrier, Nigeria Air, some air experts observed that the Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has made good its threat and incited Nigerians against Nigeria Air and Hadi Sirika.
Accordingto him, “Over N500 million has been set aside for a huge campaign to frustrate Nigeria Air. These same individuals are also bent on dragging the image of the Minister into the mud. This is despite the huge patronage the minister accorded local airlines while he was in office.”