Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has reacted to the crash-landing of Enugu Air at Benin airport in Edo State.
In a post on his verified X handle on Friday, Keyamo said he had ordered all the relevant agencies to work closely with Enugu Air to unravel the cause of the incident.
DAILY POST recalls that the aircraft crashed at Benin City airport on Thursday.
Following the incident, Air Peace aircraft suspended all its flights to and from the Benin Airport after the temporary closure of the airport’s runway following a runway incursion.
Reacting, Keyamo said, “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 (it is called ‘runway excursion’ in aviation terminology).
“Everyone was safe. I have directed all the relevant agencies to work closely with Enugu Air to unravel the cause.”
