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‘Human Remains’ Discovered On Lagos Airport Runway – FAAN
The discovery occurred on Thursday, a statement signed by FAAN’s General Manager of Corporate Affairs, Faithful Hope-Ivbaze, said.
“A motorized cleaner, that was cleared to carry out a derruberization and sweeping of the runway discovered the remains at about 0106hours, and escalated the situation to relevant departments,” the statement said.
“As a result, between 0110 and 0343 hours, the runway was temporarily closed to allow for immediate evacuation of the remains. Flight operations resumed at 0343 hours.
“Investigations are ongoing, and a report will be issued accordingly.”
There have been several incidents on airports’ runways in Nigeria in the past.
Recently in November, a truck belonging to Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) collided with a Max Air aircraft at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja.
The truck was reportedly on course to provide services when it collided with the aircraft, causing damage to the vehicle and aircraft.
A similar incident happened in 2015at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos — two aircraft belonging to FirstNation Airways collided at the second terminal of the airport.
About 250 passengers were on board during the incident.
