The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, today summoned heads of aviation agencies over safety concerns in the sector.
He said that a thorough assessment of recent incidents, especially the one involving United Nigeria Airlines will be carried out during the meeting.
“Due to safety concerns in the aviation sector expressed by members of the public, I have summoned the heads of the regulatory agencies to my office later today to review the incidents that are the causes of these concerns and to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to forestall future occurrence and to apply sanctions, where necessary, regarding the past incidents,” Keyamo tweeted.
Recall that on Sunday the United Nigeria Airlines Lagos-Abuja flight was diverted to Asaba Airport due to poor weather conditions according to the airline.
The flight, NUA 0504, took off on Sunday from the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal Two (MMA2) and was headed for the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport(NAA),Abuja before being diverted to Asaba Airport.
However, the plane later landed in Asaba but on landing in Asaba the cabin crew made the wrong announcement that the aircraft landed in Abuja and this caused some confusion among the passengers.
The summoning of the aviation chiefs may also be coming on the heels of three runway excursions in two airports in two weeks.
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