A Nigerian plane made an emergency landing in Ghana after smoke was detected in the cabin, officials said Friday, in th latest incident to hit domestic and foreign airline operators.
The aircraft, owned by Arik Air, was travelling from Lagos to Accra on Tuesday when the fault was detected but no-one was hurt, a company statement said.
“Arik Air flight W3 304 from Lagos to Accra on March 6, 2018 declared an emergency in line with standard operating procedures, when (an) unknown source of smoke was detected in the cabin”, it said.
It was the latest in a string of incidents involving the aviation sector over the past month.
On February 7, an emergency exit door fell off a Dana Air jet as it landed in Abuja after flying in from Lagos.
[FILE] An Arik Air aircraft sits on the tarmac at Gombe Airport on Wednesday, February 21, 2018. PHOTO: TONYE BAKARE
On February 17, an Air Peace plane had to delay landing in the southwestern city of Akure because cows had strayed onto the runway. Another Dana Air plane overshot the runway at Port Harcourt on February 20 due to heavy rain and flooding.
And on Wednesday, the Nigerian government ordered a complete audit of Dana Air’s operations to determine the technical fitness of its fleet.
The airline was grounded after a 2012 crash outside Lagos that killed all 153 on board and six on the ground. Mechanical failure and pilot error were blamed.