Again, Another Aircraft Escapes Accident In P/Harcourt

Barely one week after the aircraft incident involving Nigeria’s Power Minister, Adebayo Adelabu, crash landed in Ibadan, Oyo state, another aircraft belonging to Value Jet skidded off the run way on Tuesday, at the Port Harcourt International Airport causing panic among travelers.

A source at the airport said the plane landed but slipped out of the runway, causing panic among the passengers.

She said, “The plane skidded off the runway due to the wet surface after landing and blocked the runway.”

The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said no damage was done to the plane and no casualty was recorded, saying “It happen, but it is nothing to worry about.”

She added that the plane blocked a significant part of the runway, stopping other aircraft from taking off or landing , but that efforts were being made to remove it from the runway.

Also, a traveller who left Yenagoa in Bayelsa State for the airport said that following the development, scheduled flights at the facility were delayed, while some inbound flights were cancelled.

He said, “We had already boarded around 3.45pm and were preparing to take off when the Value Jet incident happened.