Air Peace aircraft makes emergency landing at Lagos airport

Passengers on Air Peace aircraft were on Thursday evacuated after the airline’s aircraft made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.

The carrier in a statement late Thursday night said, “We wish to inform the flying public of an incident that occurred during our Port Harcourt-Lagos flight P47193 of today, April 25, 2024.

“Some minutes before landing, our captain noticed a fire warning indicator in the cockpit. The pilots performed all safety precautionary measures and the fire indicator went off. The Captain immediately notified our Operations Control Center in Lagos at 17:37hrs. It was determined upon landing that the alarm was falsely triggered as there was no fire event.”

“The aircraft landed safely, and all passengers disembarked normally. We want to reassure the flying public that safety remains our utmost priority, and we are unwavering in our commitment to it.” It added.

“An Air Peace flight makes emergency landing in Lagos. The flight aircraft number is 5NBVE. It landed successfully but it was an emergency landing,” one of the sources said.

“The fire service and other agencies have been deployed there. The aircraft stopped working at the spot where other aircraft will need to manoeuvre,” another source stated.

The aviation sector is still grappling with the Dana Air incident which occurred days ago when its aircraft skidded off the runway and was grounded.