The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has reopened the Port Harcourt International Airport, Omagwa, in Rivers State after it was shut, following Saturday’s incident involving the aircraft belonging to Air Peace at the airport.
The general manager, Public Relations of NAMA, Mr. Khalid Emele, who confirmed the development on Sunday in Lagos said that Notice To Airmen (NOTAM) had been issued to airlines concerning the reopening of the runway which was closed after Air Peace Flight P47291 overshot the runway on Saturday.
Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, General Manager, Corporate Affairs of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirmed that the B737-500 aircraft had been towed from the site.
Yakubu said the aircraft was removed from the runway by FAAN in collaboration with the Nigeria Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) and the China Civil Engineering Construction Company (CCECC).
The Air Peace aircraft with registration number 5N-BRN from Abuja carrying 94 passengers and six crew members on board had overshot the runway at the Port Harcourt Airport.
However, all the passengers and crew members were safely evacuated after the incident, which is already being investigated by the Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB).
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