Reports reaching us revealed that a British Airways flight at the Abuja International Airport was this morning cancelled due to engine failure, just few minutes before take off.
NigerianEYE gathered that the British Airways 8:30 flight to London was preparing to take off when the right engine of the plane just stopped working. They heard a noise and then smoke. The plane had to be towed back to the tarmac.
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| The Plane |
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| The passengers waiting after they left the aircraft before they were told the flight has been cancelled |
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| Passengers getting refreshments provided by British Airways |
The engineers tried to fix the engine of the plane for a while, with the pilot making an announcement.
After about 40 minutes trying to fix the engine, British Airways made an announcement about the cancellation of the flight for safety reasons.
All passengers where then asked to leave the plane
British Airways is yet to issue a public statement about what happened.
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And Nigerians will still prefer to fly this same airline that uses their most inferior aircrafts on this route.
ReplyDeleteHow do you know they use their most inferior crafts for this route? British Airways has got standards which is applicable everywhere. Don't forget that there were also Brits on board.
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