NCAA, SUMMONS THE MANAGEMENT OF UNITED NIGERIA AIRLINE OVER DIVERSION OF IT’S AIRPLANE BOUND FOR ABUJA TO ASABA AIRPORT 27-11-23
By Sadiq Aminu The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA, has summoned the Management of United Nigeria Airline to a meeting over Sunday’s incident where one of its airplane bound for Abuja diverted to the Asaba international Airport in Delta State.
In the interim, the NCAA has suspended all the airline’s wetleased aircraft from operation and commenced investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
In a statement signed by the Director General Civil Aviation captain Musa Nuhu the investigation is to seek clarification on what actually happened as there are conflicting reasons for the flight diversion.
According to him, preliminary steps have been taken pending conclusions of ongoing investigation.
He assured, the traveling public that it will leave no stone unturned as it has always done in the past to ensure continued safety of the aviation industry.
However, report has it that, the Abuja bound aircraft had to divert to Asaba International airport due to inclement weather.
Further investigation by our Correspondent revealed that, as at the time of the incident, the Air Traffic Control in Abuja said, the weather was good for flight operations either landing or take off.