BREAKING!
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| Passengers of Air Peace flight 5N BRN being evacuated after the plane skidded off the runway |
Tragedy was averted this evening as Air Peace flight
number 5N BRN, on a flight from Abuja to Port Harcourt today, skidded off the
Port Harcourt International Airport runway.
Time of the incident was recorded to be about 3:00pm (1500hours).
According to CKN News which quoted FAAN GM Corporate Affairs Mrs. Henrietta
Yakubu, the incident happened during a heavy downpour at the airport.
All 87 passengers and 6 crew members on the flight
were safely evacuated.
As at time of publishing, the runway was being cleared
by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria FAAN for normal flight operations to resumed.
Meanwhile the Accident and Investigation Bureau AIB says it would probe the mishap which many allege to have been caused by the slippery tarmac.
Meanwhile the Accident and Investigation Bureau AIB says it would probe the mishap which many allege to have been caused by the slippery tarmac.
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