A Dana Airlines plane on Tuesday night overshot the runway at the Port Harcourt airport and ended up in the bush where passengers on-board were evacuated.
The flight originated from Lagos. Passengers shared pictures of the plane on social media.
It could be recalled that Dana Air was in the news recently when an exit door fell off from one of its planes as it landed in Abuja.
The mild crash of the Dana
aircraft with registration numbers
9J0363, flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt airport was suspected to have been caused by a
heavy rain, which was accompanied by strong wind and storm in Port Harcourt.
No casualty was recorded, as all passengers on
board were safely evacuated.
The airline confirmed the incident in a statement
issues some minutes after the incident occurs.
According to the airline “our flight skidded off
the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport, as a result of the
bad weather situation and torrential rain at the time of landing.
“No casualty was recorded and all passengers and
crew disembarked safely.
“We commend the Pilot-in -command who was able to
control the aircraft to a complete stop, before passengers and crew
disembarked. We also wish to applaud the Captain for exhibiting the highest
safety standards and handling the situation professionally,” the airline added.
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