The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has directed all relevant agencies to collaborate with Enugu Air to determine the cause of Thursday’s runway excursion at Benin Airport.
Mr Keyamo disclosed this in a post on his official X account on Friday, stating he had been briefed on the incident.
“I have been duly informed that the incident with Enugu Air yesterday in Benin is that the aircraft skidded off the runway after landing successfully,” the minister wrote, noting that the occurrence is defined in aviation as a “runway excursion.”
He confirmed that everyone on board the aircraft escaped unharmed. “Everyone was safe,” he said.
The minister added that he had instructed all relevant aviation agencies to work closely with the airline to establish the cause of the incident.
