A plane operated by XeJet Airline encountered a runway mishap at the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos State on Saturday morning. Fortunately, the airline swiftly confirmed that no casualties were recorded in the incident.
According to a brief statement from the airline, “XE Jet Limited has confirmed that one of their aircraft, an Embraer 145 with registration 5N-BZZ operating on behalf of NG Eagle Airlines suffered a runway excursion whilst landing at Murtala Muhammed Airport’s 18L runway this afternoon at approximately 12.29hrs.”
The statement continued, “We are currently liaising with NCAA, AIB and NISB, and associated agencies and will issue a formal update in due course.”
The aircraft had completed its journey from Abuja and was carrying approximately 52 passengers.
In response to the incident, the Nigerian Safety Investigation Board (NSIB) swiftly deployed a response team to the site, stating, “An aircraft belonging to XeJet Airline skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed Airport this morning. A go team has been deployed to the site of the incident.”
