There was a minor accident Friday at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos involving a Turkish Airline aircraft and a Max Air plane. The Turkish Airline plane wings collided with that of Max Air plane which had brought in Pilgrims from Saudi Arabia.
Airport sources said the Turkish Airplane had landed safely but was taxing to stop at the apron, when its wing collided with that of Max Air.
The collision resulted in minor damages to both airplanes and they have been taken away for repairs.
When contacted , Mr. Fan Ndubuoke, spokesman for Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) confirmed the incident. He however said damages to the aircraft belonging to both airlines are minor and that both planes have been taken away for repairs.
It will be recalled that there was a similar incident last year in Jos, Plateau State when an Arik plane wings brushed an Airforce jet parked at the apron when the plane was taxing to stop . There was no casualty in the incident but only damages to both planes. Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everyday
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This minor incident no matter how minor is a wrong timing considering the recent happenings in the aviation sector with armoured car fraud and dead body accidents
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All sorts of ineffectiveness surrounding Affiliation industry.
ReplyDeleteThis is ridiculous as a result of poor air traffic control.
No matter how minor you may call it, it means something was wrong in the traffic control timing. The Aviation sector should better wake up and put more effort. This is a warning sign.
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'All sorts of Ineffectiveness' because Training and retraining have been grossly neglected in the aviation industry by both regulators and practitioners. People divert training and education funds to personal accounts with impunity because the effect of lack of training is not instant. Workers thus become complacent after a long time and this could be the result. It may get worse.
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