Following crash-landing by an aircraft in the fleet of Air Peace, the runway of the Ilorin International Airport has been closed to traffic.

Many passengers, including some highly-placed Nigerians, narrowly escaped death.

All flights to Ilorin have also been canceled until the evacuation of the plane.

Air Peace began operation from Ilorin Airport on June 16.

According to investigation, the aircraft crashed around 9.30am on Friday morning upon landing in Ilorin from Abuja.

The plane had tyre burst and a bang which affected the cabin with luggage falling on passengers.

It was gathered with the impact of the crash, the plane could not taxi to the tarmac.

In the last 24 hours, the runway of the airport had been closed to traffic.

But all the traumatised passengers were successfully evacuated from the runway.

As at the time of filing this report, efforts were being made to relocate the plane from the runway.

It was learnt the process of moving the plane from the runway was slow because, according to a source, “it is a bigger aircraft and we have no equipment.

” We are in the process of removing the aircraft. We have been on it for 24 hours,” the source added.

But the Federal Aviation Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) and other agencies offered to keep the incident under wraps.

“We were directed to manage the situation,” the source said.
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Economy is crashing
The unity in the country is crashing
Naira is crashing
Planes are crashing

Wetin no dey crash for this country

Since yesterday....

Dem still dey on d Mata till now jus dey reschedule people....

Like the president the plane is to old to be service

jaeyking:
Economy is crashing
The unity in the country is crashing
Naira is crashing
Planes are crashing

Wetin no dey crash for this country

Corruption no dey crash

jaeyking:
Economy is crashing
The unity in the country is crashing
Naira is crashing
Planes are crashing

Wetin no dey crash for this country

Only Their performance don't crash

They are lucky.

But all the traumatised passengers were successfully evacuated from the runway.

Above in bold is the most important part of the news. I’m glad all the passengers came out alive. Air travel is damn too risky! I’m not a fan at all.

Is Overland same as Air Peace?

Thank you God

This man has been shouting how customs held up his new planes and spare parts and no body gave a damn,it's the rich that will perish with malfunctioning aircrafts.

I thought Air Peace bought a fleet of brand new airplanes. What possibly went wrong? Those planes should have a warranty and Air Peace should take it up with Boeing. Thank God no passenger was hurt.

Fake news to denigrate Air Peace. How come no major source carried the news since yesterday?

OssyMalik:
Fake news to denigrate Air Peace. How come no major source carried the news since yesterday?

Is that Air Peace?

AskProf:
Is Overland same as Air Peace?

Your head is correct.
That was exactly The first question I had too

Old News and misinformation, stuff like this is why Buhari banned Twitter lol, abeg take your stupidity off airpeace

AskProf:
Is Overland same as Air Peace?

Was About to ask the same

Yoruba and sophisticated crashing of planes

Make all these plane stop nonsense oooo...
Shey i fit fly them so?

Overland is owned by Ilorin YorubaFulani man

Air Peace is owned by Igbo man.

Redoil:
Like the president the plane is to old to be service

Yeah.

Air Peace and old aircrafts.


Watch how he'll switch it on finding out it is from Air Peace.

allcomage:
This man has been shouting how customs held up his new planes and spare parts and no body gave a damn,it's the rich that will perish with malfunctioning aircrafts.

Who has been shouting?

He should compensate the passengers.

Nairaland and fake News eeeeh

Why are you now showing overland picture?

How current is this news?

Nigerian customs at fault for flouting president Buhari's direct order to waive import duties on aircraft and their spare parts denying Air Peace the chance to fly six new planes and access to vital spare parts. How can you waive the import duties yet tell airlines to pay 7% of the duties you waived ? Yet we say Buhari is wicked when it's his foot soldiers who are the devils