A Dana Air aircraft with registration number 5N BKI, which was flying from Abuja to Lagos on Tuesday, April 24 skidded off the runway at the Lagos Airport.
The airline’s head of corporate communications, Kingsley Ezenwa confirmed this in a statement on Tuesday.
According to him, all 83 passengers and crew onboard the flight disembarked safely without injuries or scare as the crew handled the situation with utmost professionalism.
He further explained that the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) have been updated on the incident and the aircraft involved has been grounded by its maintenance team for further investigation.
Ezenwa apologised and appreciated passengers on the affected flight for their patience and understanding.
He reassured passengers that their safety will always be the airline’s top priority, and it is cooperating fully with the relevant authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Read full statement below.
Dana Air regrets to inform the public of a runway incursion involving one of our aircraft, registration number 5N BKI, which was flying from Abuja to Lagos. today 23/04/24
We are relieved to confirm that all 83 passengers and crew onboard the flight disembarked safely without injuries or scare as the crew handled the situation with utmost professionalism.
We have also updated the AIB and NCAA on the incident and the aircraft involved has been grounded by our maintenance team for further investigation.
We wish to thank the airport authorities, our crew for their very swift response in ensuring the safe disembarkation of all passengers following the incident and our sincere apologies and appreciation to the passengers on the affected flight for their patience and understanding.
We wish to reassure our passengers that their safety will always be our top priority, and we are cooperating fully with the relevant authorities to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
