Azman aircraft
Major accident was averted Tuesday evening when Azman Air flight coming from Abuja landed and busted one of its tyres at the 18L runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
No casualty was recorded among the over 100 passengers on board the flight, as they were quickly evacuated.
The aircraft could not move from the runway after the incident, forcing subsequent flights to be delayed and later diverted to the international runway, known as 18R.
The incident involved a Boeing 737-500 with registration number 5N-SYS, names Sani Yunusa Sarina.
Eyewitness account said the busted tyre was “in tatters” and forced complete closure of the domestic runway and delay of flights, as airlines waited to be rescheduled to the use of Runway 18R by the Air Traffic Controllers.
THISDAY learnt that fire service men of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were on ground to immediately evacuate the passengers to protect them from possible fire eruption in the aircraft.
THISDAY made efforts to contact the Chairman of Azman Air, Alhaji Abdulmunaf Yunusa, but he did not respond to the calls.
Plans were being made to move the aircraft when this story was filed.
THISDAY
