Babajide Okeowo
A landing incident has forced the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to temporarily shut Runway 18R/36L at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.
This is according to a statement signed on Tuesday by the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Henrietta Yakubu.
She disclosed that the closure was necessitated due to a landing incident involving a Boeing 737 Azman Air Aircraft which suffered a burst tyre while disclosing that all passengers aboard the aircraft were safely evacuated.
“The closure is due to a landing incident involving a Boeing 737 Azman Air aircraft with registration 5N SYS, and flight number ZQ2325. The aircraft had a tyre burst after landing on this runway.
All passengers and crew onboard the aircraft were safely evacuated at 1908 hours, and officials of FAAN Air Rescue and Fire Fighting Services, AIB, and NAHCO are already working to ensure the aircraft is towed out of the runway, so as to restore normalcy” FAAN said.
