By Foster Obi
An Air Peace flight numbered 5N BRN, flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt Saturday skidded off the Port Harcourt International Airport runway at about 1500hours. A statement signed by Yakubu Henrietta, General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Federal Airports of Nigeria (FAAN) said the incident occurred during a heavy downpour at the airport.
“There were no casualties however, as all 87 passengers and 6 crew members on board the flight were safely evacuated. The runway is already been cleared by the Authority so that normal flight operations can continue,” the statement noted.
Reports showed that this is not the first time an aircraft would overshoot the runway at the same airport. In 2018, a Dana aircraft overshot the runway while landing at the state’s airport after moving past a specified point unintentionally.
Pix: An Air Peace aircraft
