The management of a leading airline in Nigeria, Dana Air has given safety as its major reason to abort the take off a Lagos bound flight from Port Harcourt Airport after the flight had taxiied to take off.
In a statement by its spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa, Dana Air said in line with its strict safety operating procedures, the pilot in command of the flight had to abort the flight after he noticed an anomaly and requested for ramp return.
“Our aircraft with registration number 5N JOY operating flight 9J 344 from Port Harcourt to Lagos on May 2, 2022 was set to take off when the pilot in command noticed an anomaly which he queried with the Air Traffic Control (ATC) before embarking on a ramp return in line with our strict safety operating procedures
“However, the impact on the brakes as a result of the aborted take off affected the aircraft tyres which sparked off while the aircraft was taxiing to repark,” the airline stated
The statement added, “All 50 passengers onboard the aircraft disembarked safely and our maintenance team immediately grounded the aircraft pending the conclusion of their investigations.”
The airline which apologised to the affected passengers for the flight which was eventually cancelled as a result of the incident, insisted, “At Dana Air, the safety of our passengers and crew will remain a top priority in all aspect of our operations and we will continue to operate in accordance with the civil aviation regulations and global best practices”
