Godwin Shaibu
Aero Contractors says it is cooperating with the relevant agencies of the government following a runway incursion involving one of its aircraft at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja on Sunday.
Prime Business Africa had reported the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) confirmed the “serious accident” where the Aero Contractors airplane upon arriving from Lagos while attempting to exit the runway via A4 had its nose wheel stuck in the grass verge with its fuselage on the runway.
Join our WhatsApp ChannelReacting to the incident in a statement sent to our correspondent, the Managing Director of Aero Contractors, Capt. Ado Sanusi disclosed that all passengers were safely evacuated through a controlled disembarkation.
He added that the Flight NG 119 with a registered Boeing 737 aircraft 5N-BYQ from Lagos to Abuja had a total of 133 passengers on board.
“We apologise for the inconveniences caused to our customers and other airport users. Our team with the assistance of the airport management have already towed the aircraft from the taxiway.
“We are equally cooperating with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the National Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) as they carry out their investigations.
“Our mantra in Aero Contractors is safety, and our long history is a testimony to this,” Sanusi said in the statement titled AERO CONTRACTORS COOPERATING WITH RELEVANT AGENCIES ON RUNWAY INCURSION INCIDENT.
