By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos –
A flight from Ilorin to Lagos operated by Overland airways has escaped a fatal crash when the aircraft engine caught fire mid-air on Wednesday with 33 passengers onboard.
The management of Overland aircraft, said the incident was due to “an unusual high turbine temperature on one of its engines.”
“This occurred in the approach phase of flight and the aircraft landed very safely as the Crew skillfully implemented their standard procedures for such abnormal situations,” the company said in a statement.
It added that: “All 33 passengers remained calm through the process and safely disembarked row by row in accordance with post COVID-19 procedures after the aircraft came to a halt on the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos runway 18 Right.
“No passenger was hurt in anyway.”
“Overland Airways salutes the professional interventions of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN; Nigerian Airspace Management Agency, NAMA; Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, and the Accident Investigation Bureau Nigeria (AIB-N), which were very prompt and reassuring”.
“Overland Airways regrets any inconvenience to its passengers and assures the travelling public of its full commitment to the safety of its services and passengers.”
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