The National Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has closed Lagos airport runway after XEJET Airlines skidded off the runway and landed in the grass at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, on Saturday.
The plane with registration 5N-BZZ with 52 passengers on board departed Abuja and landed in Lagos at 11.29 am.
All travelers were safely evacuated through a controlled disembarkation.
The temporary closure of the runway by FAAN limits the airport to one solitary runway which is expected to result in aircraft delays and landings.
The representative of the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, Bimbo Olajide, confirmed that an aircraft belonging to Xejet Airlines skidded off the runway of the domestic wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport on Saturday.
She stated that a team had been sent to the site of the incident.
NSIB spokesperson told Punch, “Our teams are there and on top of the matter. But whether or not the runway will be reopened today, i cannot immediately answer questions on that.”
The choice comes barely 16 days after Dana Air was closed down by the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authorities.
FRESHREPORTERS NEWS recalls that Dana MD-82 aircraft, last month was involved in a skidding off of the runway, necessitating the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, to order the suspension of the carrier for a comprehensive auditing…[CONTINUE READING HERE]>>
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