What would you suggest could turn it around? Payday is just 3 days away, and many have only recently been paid from last month.
Not paying the staff is not just a symptom of being grossly in debt. It's a bit of a power thing, too. And based on the likely source of money (according to the government) to implement and run the company, I'm not sure that's going to go away.
Any airline is a handful even with first world infrastructure and experienced managers. Not much can be done about the former, but how do you address the latter?
How do you make up with virtually every vender, supplier, and employee who's suffered this (Virgin Nigeria has changed ownership and name.. Is it all better yet?).
I'm glad that you recognize that failures by Arik leadership affect all employees, foreign and domestic.