Passengers travelling with Air Peace may experience flight delays and cancellations after one of the airline’s Airbus A320 aircraft sustained significant damage in a ground handling incident at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 1 (MM1) in Lagos.
The airline, in a statement issued on Wednesday, blamed the Nigerian Aviation Handling Company (NAHCO) for the incident, saying one of the company’s baggage conveyor belt vehicles crashed into the aircraft’s engine shortly after passengers had safely disembarked from Flight P47427 from Kano.
According to Air Peace, the impact rendered the aircraft “totally unserviceable,” forcing the airline to adjust its flight schedule because the aircraft had been assigned to operate multiple flights across its network in the coming days.
“This unfortunate incident has significantly impacted our operations, as the aircraft was rostered to operate multiple flights within our network over the coming days. Consequently, several scheduled services will experience delays, while some may regrettably be cancelled as we work to mitigate the disruption through fleet adjustments,” the airline said.
Air Peace apologised to passengers whose travel plans may be affected, saying its operational and customer service teams are working to minimise the disruption by providing alternative travel arrangements and necessary assistance.
