Abuja Airport Runway Shut As Aero Aircraft Crash-Lands
A Boeing 737 passenger jet owned by Aero Contractors Airlines, crash-landed at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday morning.
Although no injury or fatality was recorded, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau, an agency of the Federal Government, confirmed that the aircraft was involved in a “serious accident” around 10.47 am when it got to the NAIA from Lagos.
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, NSIB, James Odaudu, confirmed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday.
“The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau has been notified and has commenced an investigation into a serious incident involving a Boeing 737 with nationality and registration marks 5N-BYQ belonging to Aero Contractors Airlines, which occurred around 10:47am (local time) on November 12, 2023.
“The aircraft upon landing at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja from Lagos and in a bid to exit the runway via A4 had its nose wheel stuck in the grass verge with its fuselage on the runway.
“Consequently, the runway was closed pending the towing of the aircraft from the runway. There was no injury or fatality,” the statement read.
