Every week, another aircraft would begin shaking in the air. Passengers screamed. Pilots panicked. Engines made violent knocking sounds that filled cabins with terror.
Richard’s phone rang at all hours of the night.
“Sir, Flight 304 has made an emergency landing.”
“Sir, Flight 150’s engine is smoking.”
“Sir, we’ll have to cancel fifty flights tomorrow.”
Angry passengers demanded refunds. Lawsuits began piling up. Social media tore the airline apart.
Every morning the headlines were worse.
Skybridge Airlines: Death Traps in the Sky
Passengers Fear for Their Lives
Is Richard Stone’s Empire Collapsing?
Competitors were stealing his customers. His board of directors held emergency meetings almost every week.
“Mr. Richard, our stock is falling.”
“We are losing fifty million naira every week.”
“If this continues, we could be bankrupt in six months.”
Richard felt trapped.
So he did what rich men do when disaster strikes.
He threw money at it.
First, he brought in engineers from America. They arrived with expensive tools, advanced software, and absolute confidence. He paid them eight hundred million naira.
They worked for two months.
Nothing changed.
When Richard called them into his office and demanded answers, the lead engineer only shook his head.
“We’ve checked the turbines, the compressors, the systems… everything appears normal. We still cannot identify the cause.”
“Then check again!” Richard roared.
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