field ▁( Mon ro via ). ▁Priv at isation ▁was ▁first ▁considered ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁with ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁split ▁Niger ia ▁Air ways ▁in ▁two ▁companies , ▁one ▁bearing ▁the ▁same ▁name ▁and ▁operating ▁domestic ▁routes ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁one ▁named ▁Air ▁Niger ia , ▁which ▁would ▁undert ake ▁the ▁international ▁operations . ▁In ▁July ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁an ▁Air bus ▁was ▁imp ounded ▁at ▁London ▁He ath row ▁Airport ▁ow ing ▁to ▁a ▁deb t ▁worth ▁£ 1 0 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁On ▁ 2 1 ▁December ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁year , ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 0 7 , ▁registration ▁ 5 N - AB K , ▁crash ed ▁near ▁H ade j ia ▁on ▁a ▁fre ighter ▁flight ▁from ▁Jed d ah , ▁killing ▁three ▁of ▁a ▁crew ▁of ▁five . ▁Further ▁staff ▁redu ctions ▁continued ▁throughout ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁and ▁at ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁the ▁air line ▁had ▁ 4 , 5 0 0 ▁employees . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁the ▁UK ▁Civil ▁A viation ▁Author ity ▁b anned ▁the ▁air line ▁from ▁operating ▁into ▁its ▁territory ▁cit ing ▁safety ▁concerns ; ▁in ▁return , ▁the ▁Niger ian ▁government ▁bar red ▁British ▁Air ways ▁from ▁operating ▁in ▁the ▁country . ▁The ▁service ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁when ▁the ▁car rier ▁began ▁codes h aring ▁with ▁British ▁Air ways , ▁deploy ing