- Pix above: Festus Keyamo, Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister
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Nigerian Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has summoned heads of aviation regulatory agencies amidst air safety concerns involving three runway excursions in the nation’s two international airports.
The invitation is coming barely 48 hours after a Lagos-Abuja local airline – United Nigeria Airline — landed at Asaba airport in Delta State, citing poor weather conditions.
The flight, NUA 0504, took off on Sunday from the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, Terminal 2, Lagos, for Abuja.
However, the pilot landed the aircraft at the Asaba International Airport, causing commotion among the passengers.
ews reports that in the last 14 days,
Besides this, the nation has witnessed three runway excursions in two international airports in the last 14 days with no fewer than 10 reported incidents in the whole of this year.
According to the minister, a thorough assessment of recent incidents will be carried out during the meeting.
“Due to safety concerns in the aviation industry expressed by members of the public, I have summoned the heads of the regulatory agencies to my office later today to that are the causes of these concerns, and to ensure that appropriate steps review the incidents are taken to forestall future occurrence and to apply sanctions, where necessary, regarding the past incidents,” Keyamo wrote on his X handle (formerly Twitter).
He restated the concerns of several aviation stakeholders and the challenges faced by the industry regarding infrastructure, management and navigational safety, among others.(agency)/SHARE THIS
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