No fewer than 50 passengers onboard a Lagos-bound aircraft and belonging to United Nigeria Airlines cheated death when the Airline veered off of the runway of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, on Wednesday.
PLATFORM TIMES gathered that the plane was returning from Chuba Okadigbo Airport in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State.
The company’s head of corporate communications, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu confirmed the incident in a statement, saying, no casualty was recorded in the incident
He narrated that, the airline informed the relevant authorities of the incident and gave them maximum cooperation to unravel the circumstances behind the incident.
The statement read partly,”the aircraft, 5N-BWW with 50 passengers on board, was flying in from the airport in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, when the incident happened.
“The aircraft landed safely but was forced to terminate its movement to the apron off the runway. All passengers disembarked safely and were transported to the arrival hall alongside their luggage.
“Officials of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, are at the scene of the incident and alongside UNA engineers are working to move the aircraft to the hanger.
“NCAA and AIB have also been duly notified and are on the scene. United Nigeria is collaborating fully with the authorities,” he said.
He assured the public that the company would always maintain the strictest safety standards in its operation and prioritise passenger safety at all times.
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