An aircraft belonging to Xejet Airlines on Saturday skidded off the runway and plunged into the grass areas at Muhammad International Airport, Lagos.
The incident happened after landing at Runway 18L when it skidded off the Runway into the grass verge by B5 Aircraft.
The E145 aircraft departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, with 52 passengers and two crew members on board.
The Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has confirmed the incident, saying its investigators had been deployed to the site.
“NSIB confirms that an aircraft belonging to XeJet Airline skidded off the runway at the domestic wing of Murtala Mohammed Airport this morning. A go team has been deployed to the site of the incident,” the bureau said.
The development comes three weeks after a Dana aircraft skidded off the runway at the same Lagos airport.
The Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) subsequently suspended operations of the airline and ordered probe.
On Saturday, DAILY GIST reported that Dana Airlines announced disengagement of its workers amid an operational audit being conducted by NCAA
The airline noted that the audit is a collaborative effort between Dana Air and the authorities to ensure compliance with all necessary standards and regulations.
Dana Air’s Head of Corporate Communications, Kingsley Ezenwa, made the development known in a statement on Saturday, May 11.
