CEM REPORT | An airline, Ibom Air, has experienced an emergency landing and evacuation of passengers on the tarmac of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos.
Information reaching CEM details that the aircraft with registration number IAN 4157, carrying 128 passengers, departed Abuja for Lagos at 10.30 a.m. It landed at the international runway in Lagos on schedule at 11.41 am.
The pilot at take-off noticed an indication from the main wheels, suggesting a malfunction.
Upon landing the airline buses rushed to evacuate and transport passengers out of the aircraft to the domestic arrival terminal, while the airline engineers tried to address the issue and move the aircraft out of the runway.
Ibom Air General Manager, Marketing and Communication, Aniekan Essienette, in a statement made available to newsmen said:
“In accordance with company procedure, rather than taking the full distance to the domestic terminal, the crew opted to turn off into the international cargo tarmac from where stairs and buses were positioned to disembark the passengers and take them to the domestic arrival hall.
“All 128 passengers on board were safely disembarked and transported to the arrival hall at MMA2, while our Engineers work on the fault.
“This statement is given to clear any ambiguity while expressing our regrets to our passengers for the inconvenience.”