Barely one month after a Dana aircraft skidded off the runway at the Lagos airport, an aircraft belonging to XeJet Airline veered off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos on Saturday.
It was gathered that the aircraft with registration number 5NBZZ, which arrived in Lagos from Abuja had about 52 persons on board. All the passengers and the crew on board were said to have been safely evacuated.
The airline confirmed the incident in a
statement, saying there were no casualties reported.
“XE Jet Limited has confirmed that one of their aircraft, an Embraer 145 with registration 5N-BZZ operating on behalf of NG Eagle Airlines suffered a runway excursion whilst landing at Murtala Muhammed Airport’s 18L runway this afternoon at approximately 12.29hrs.
“No casualties were reported. We are currently liaising with NCAA, AIB and NISB, and associated agencies and will issue a formal update in due course”, the airline said.
Meanwhile, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Board (NSIB) said it had deployed a team to the site.
“An aircraft belonging to XeJet Airline skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed Airport this morning. A go team has been deployed to the site of the incident,” the Board said.