Boeing 737 AZMAN Air plane suffers tyre burst on arriving
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| The plane had a tyre burst after arriving in this runway |
A Boeing 737-500 plane belonging to AZMAN Air had a burst tyre on arriving on the runway of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport terminal in Lagos on Tuesday.
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) quickly closed the runway.
FAAN spokesman, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu, stated in a statement, "FAAN has introduced a brief closure of Runway 18R/36L on the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos."
"The closure is because of a arriving incident concerning a Boeing 737 AZMAN Air plane with registration 5N SYS, and flight range ZQ2325."
“The plane had a tyre burst after arriving in this runway."
"All passengers and group on board the plane have been thoroughly evacuated at 1908 hours."
Officials of FAAN Air Rescue and Fire Fighting Services, AIB and NAHCO are already running to make sure the plane is towed out of the runway to repair normalcy."