{"id":40406,"date":"2021-02-17T15:35:52","date_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=40406"},"modified":"2021-02-17T15:35:58","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T15:35:58","slug":"faan-closes-lagos-airport-runway-after-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/watchdogplusmedia.com\/?p=40406","title":{"rendered":"FAAN closes Lagos airport runway after accident"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.wp.com\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Boeing-737-Azman-Air-aircraft.jpg\" alt=\"FAAN closes Lagos airport runway after accident\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut down a runway of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, following a landing incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ripplesnigeria.com\/dss-dismisses-report-of-assault-on-faan-official-by-its-officer\/\">FAAN\u2019s<\/a>&nbsp;general manager, corporate affairs, Henrietta Yakubu, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe closure is due to a landing incident involving a Boeing 737 Azman Air aircraft with registration 5N SYS, and flight number ZQ2325. The aircraft had a tyre burst after landing on this runway,\u201d FAAN said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It said all passengers and crew on board the aircraft were safely evacuated at 7:08 PM while officials of FAAN Aerodrome Rescue and Fire Fighting Services, AIB and NAHCO were working to ensure the aircraft was towed out of the runway, to restore normalcy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has shut down a runway of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, following a landing incident. 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