The Nigeria Aviation Sector is in need of serious prayers at the moment as a plane transporting 494 intending pilgrims to Saudi Arabia and 18 crew members were thrown into panic when the aircraft lost 2 tyres on landing at Sokoto, barely 36 hours after an Aircraft crashed and killed 13 people in Lagos,
The technical crew of Kabo Air plane saved the day as it confronted the emergency and taxied to a halt. The flight, which originated from Kano, was said to be at the Abubakar Sadiq III International Airport, Sokoto, to pick some high profile passengers before heading to Saudi Arabia.
The incident happened just as a Benin-City bound aircraft could not land and had to return to Abuja. The plane reportedly stayed in the air for two hours for the 30-minute Abuja-Benin flight and then returned to Abuja. Heavy rains in Benin-City were blamed for the inability of the pilot to land the plane at the Edo State capital.
The Sokoto incident was said to have thrown the plane passengers, airport workers and security agents into panic. x One source said the tyres were hit by a sharp object on the runway as the plane touched down.
The aircraft, which departed from Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano, was enroute Saudi Arabia when it had a stop-over at the Sokoto airport for passenger pick-up. Preliminary reports indicate that the control tower gave the pilot clearance to land on Runway 08 but the captain opted to use Runway 26, for reasons yet to be ascertained. The 512 souls on board, made of 494 passengers and 18 crew members, landed safely. The aircraft, however, damaged some Instruments Landing System (ILS) and came to a stop with deflated tyres. The FAAN emergency response apparatus acted swiftly to secure all souls on board and the aircraft.
We need prayers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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