Tag: Air Peace
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AIB commences probe of Air Peace accident
Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Saturday said that it has begun investigation into a serious incident involving an Air Peace Boeing aircraft that skidded off the runway to the left about 1300 meters from the Runway 21 threshold of the Port Harcourt International Airport. The aircraft was ferrying 94 passengers and six crew members on…
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No bomb on Abuja-Lagos Air Peace flight – FAAN
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has described as a false the alarm the claim that a bomb was planted on an early morning Air Peace flight from Abuja to Lagos on Wednesday. The General Manager, Corporate Affairs of FAAN, Henrietta Yakubu, made the rebuttal in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. Mrs Yakubu…
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Air Peace Lagos-Owerri flight returns to base
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace has disclosed that its Lagos-Owerri Flight 7252 returned to base shortly after take off at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos on Thursday due to a change in cabin pressure. Mr Chris Iwarah, Corporate Communications Manager, Air Peace, made the confirmation in a statement issued On Friday in Lagos. News Agency of…
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Air Peace passengers escapes death as cows take over Akure runway
Several air passengers escaped death in Akure, Ondo State today, as cows took over the runway of the Akure Airport and prevented an Air Peace plane from landing. It took the combined efforts of the airport security men other aviation staff to clear the runway of the cows before the aircraft registration number 5NBQQ to…
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Burglary attempt: Air Peace raised false alarm – NCAA
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has declared as false alarm allegations of burglary attempt on the Cargo Hold of Air Peace aircraft at 18 Right runway of the Lagos Airport. Categorically, the NCAA described the incident as unfounded. Spokesman of NCAA, Sam Adurogboye disclosed this on Sunday. According to Adurogboye conclusion was arrived at…
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Suspected thieves open cargo hold of Air Peace aircraft at Lagos airport
Suspected thieves on Thursday night opened the cargo hold of an Air Peace aircraft scheduled for departure at the runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The Corporate Communications Manager of Air Peace, Chris Iwarah, said this in a statement on Friday in Lagos. Mr. Iwarah said the cargo hold of Flight 7138 scheduled…
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Air Peace lauds FG over repair of Enugu Airport runway
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace, has lauded the Federal Government over the palliative repair work on the runway of the Akanu Ibiam International Airport, Enugu, which began on Thursday. Mr Chris Iwarah, the Communications Manager, Air Peace, made the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos. NAN reports that the…
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Air Peace commences flights to Freetown, Dakar, others
Nigerian carrier, Air Peace has announced plans to connect Freetown in Sierra Leone, Banjul in the Gambia and Dakar in Senegal starting from Dec. 15. The airline made the announcement in a statement issued by its Corporate Communications Manager, Mr Chris Iwarah, on Sunday in Lagos. Iwarah said:”We are pleased to announce the second phase…
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Air Peace arrested me, two others for raising safety concerns – Akinfolarin
Oluwaseun Akinfolarin, one of the three passengers aboard an Air Peace 6:30 p.m. flight to Abuja from Lagos on Monday who were arrested and charged to court for alleged unruly behaviour and for obstructing the operations of the airline said he was being persecuted for pointing out they had seat on their emergency exit aisle.…
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Tension as two Air Peace planes collide at Lagos Airport
Pandemonium broke out at the Muritala Muhammed Airport on Thursday when two aircraft belonging to Air Peace were grounded after they collided on the departure ramp. One of the aircraft, a Boeing 737 with the registration mark 5N-BQR, was being towed for departure, before it made contact with the stabiliser of another Air Peace B737…