A United Nigeria Airlines aircraft slid off runway 18L at the Murtala Mohammed Airport 2 in Lagos.
Spokesman for the airlines, Mr. Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, said in a statement yesterday that the aircraft marked 5N-BWW had 50 passengers on board and was coming from Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, when the incident happened.
“The aircraft landed safely but was forced to terminate its movement to the apron off the runway.
“All passengers disembarked safely and were transported to the arrival hall alongside their luggage,” he said.
He added that officials of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) were at the scene of the incident alongside UNA engineers working to move the aircraft to the hanger.
He also said the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) were also at the scene of the incident.
“United Nigeria wants to reassure the public that it maintains strictest safety standards in its operations and shall continue to prioritize passenger safety at all times,” Uchegbu said.
