Monday, December 30, 2013
Nigeria Aviation Near Tragedy : El-Rufai, 103 Passengers Escape Death As Aero Aircraft Loses Tyre Upon Landing
A former Abuja Minister, Nasir El-Rufai
was among the passengers.
An Aero Contractors aircraft Boeing
737-500, with Registration No 5N-BLC,
landed safely at the Murtala Mohammed
Airport, Lagos, Sunday, after a loss of
pressure in one of the tyres.
The aircraft which landed at 10.50 am had a
total of 104 passengers and crew members
on board.
Nasir El-Rufai, who was aboard the plane,
said in a tweet that the pilot and the crew
of the plane did “a great job.”
“Upon landing in Lagos, our Aero aircraft
lost a tyre. The pilot did a great job of
breaking to a halt suitably. My phones flew
under seats,” Mr. El-Rufai, a former
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory,
said via his official handle.
“It was amusing hearing shouts of Allah
Akbar and Jesus…while the dutiful captain
was trying to slow down the plane to a safe
location.
“One of the passengers joked that he knew
nothing would happen to us as I was
onboard, nice of him, but Allah Decides our
fate in His way,” he continued.
“The Aero pilot was good, the cabin staff
calm and professional in the midst of mild
drama and little panic by a few passengers.
We thank God,” he added.
Confirming the incident, Yakubu Dati,
Coordinating General Manager Aviation
Parastatals, said that the aircraft had,
immediately after arrival, been towed to
the apron and that the Accident
Investigation Prevention Bureau, AIPB, had
commenced investigation.
“We wish to assure all air travelers of their
safety and caution against magnifying a
manageable incident out of proportion,” Mr.
Dati said.
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