Burning aircraft carrying 33 lands at MM International Airport

An Overland Airways aircraft carrying 33 passengers made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammad International Airport, Lagos, from Ilorin International Airport in Kwara State on Wednesday.

One of the engines caught fire mid-air as the plane was approaching the airport.

Pilot-in-Command of the ATR-42 Aircraft had declared a May Day, and authorities at the airport prepared for emergency as the crew managed to land the plane.

All passengers disembarked safely at the international wing of the airport.

The airline in a statement confirmed the incident.

“Overland Airways wishes to inform the general public that its flight OF1188 from Ilorin to Lagos experienced an unusual high turbine temperature on one of its engines today, Wednesday June 15, 2022 around 7:50pm,” the airline said in a statement.

“This occurred in the approach phase of flight and the aircraft landed very safely as the Crew skillfuly implemented their standard procedures for such abnormal situations.

“All 33 passengers remained calm through the process and safely disembarked row by row in accordance with post COVID-19 procedures after the Aircraft came to a halt on the Murtala Mohammed International Airport Lagos runway 18 Right. No passenger was hurt in any way.”