Photo: Another Plane Crash Avoided As Air Peace Plane Overshoots Runway at Port Harcourt
AN airline, Air Peace, on Saturday reportedly overshot its runway and skidded into the bush at the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa in Rivers State. The Punch reported that the incident, which was said to have happened at about 4pm, caused panic among airport officials. It was gathered that no life was lost and none of the passengers was injured as they left for their various destinations shortly after the incident. More to follow..
Again, Buhari Blames Successive Governments Over Poor Maintenance of Airport
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday again took a swipe at his predecessors, saying they did little to increase passenger handling capacity or airport terminals since early 1980s. Buhari made the claim in his remarks at the inauguration of the new terminal of the Port Harcourt International Airport in Omagwa, River State. He said the neglect by successive governments couple with increase in the nation’s population made the airport terminals to become woefully inadequate to cater for the increase in passenger traffic. The President said it, therefore, became necessary for government to take decisive action to ensure the nation’s airport terminals
