Plane diversion: Keyamo convenes aviation industry leaders over repeated safety issues
Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister Festus Keyamo has convened the heads of the country’s aviation agencies over recurring safety issues in the industry.
The meeting scheduled for Monday in Abuja will bring together executives from the Nigerian Airspace Management Authority (NAMA), the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), the Nigerian Safety and Investigation Bureau (NSIB) and the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). ).
Kayamo said in a statement on Monday that the meeting “will focus on discussing recent accidents in this area and will then brief the press on the results of deliberations to avoid such situations.”
The minister’s summons came in the wake of the recent incident on Sunday, November 26, when a United Nigeria Airlines flight from Lagos to Abuja was diverted to Asaba Airport.
The unexpected destination change caused confusion among passengers dealing with the sudden change in travel plans.
Later, United Nigeria Airlines spokesperson Achilles Chudo Uchegbu said the diversion of the affected aircraft, NUA Flight 0504, occurred “due to adverse weather conditions at the destination”.
Mr Uchegbu also said that although the pilots were fully informed and properly briefed about the diversion, there was a “miscommunication with the flight attendants” and they mistakenly arrived at Abuja after arriving in Asaba. He pointed out that he had made an announcement.
Source: guardian.ng