Several passengers aborad a Dana Airlines flight from Porthrcout, capital of Rivers State enroute Lagos caught fire as it was about to take off from Port Harcourt International Airport at about 9:00 p.m. on Monday.
The airline’s spokesman, Kingsley Ezenwa stated that the pilot took immediate safety procedures and helped passengers disembark immediately without injuries.
The Network gathered that there were no casualties and no passenger sustained injuries. Also, the fire Service men at the airport were on hand to control the situation.
Ezenwa said the aircraft had been grounded pending the conclusion of investigation.
“Our aircraft with registration number 5N JOY operating flight 9J 344 from Port Harcourt to Lagos on 2nd of May 2022, was set to take off when the pilot in command noticed an anomaly which he queried with the Air Traffic Control before embarking on a ramp return in line with our strict safety operating procedures
“However, the impact on the brakes as a result of the aborted take off affected the aircraft tyres which sparked off while the aircraft was taxiing to re-park
“All 50 passengers onboard the aircraft disembarked safely and our maintenance team have immediately grounded the aircraft pending the conclusion of their investigations.
“Once again, we sincerely apologize to all the passengers on the flight for the inconveniences caused due to the eventual cancellation of the flight.”
