By Dickson Omobola
The management of Enugu State-owned carrier, Enugu Air, has said the professionalism of its flight crew and favourable weather conditions contributed to the safe outcome of the airline’s recent runway excursion.
An Enugu Air Flight 4264, with registration number 5N-ENR, from Lagos to Benin, the Edo State capital, suffered a runway excursion on Thursday. All 63 passengers and five crew members on board were safely evacuated.
Chief Executive Officer and Accountable Manager of the airline, Captain Tolu Ita, while reacting to the development, said the pilots handled the situation expertly, adding that the wet conditions and grassy terrain might have prevented the incident from escalating into a serious issue.
Speaking on TVC News last night, Ita disclosed that, based on the accounts of the flight crew, the aircraft landed on the runway and deployed its brakes and reverse thrust but failed to stop before overrunning the runway.
