Arik Air, one of Nigeria’s airline operating to Ghana, has given reasons why one of its Accra bound aircraft had an emergency.
According to the airline’s Public Relations and Communications Manager, Adebanji Ola, the flight W3 304 from Lagos to Accra on March 6, 2018 declared an emergency when unknown source of smoke was detected in the cabin 81 miles from Accra.
According to him the Captain of the plane acted in line with standard operating procedures, in initiating an emergency.
He said the captain of the flight briefed the passengers accordingly assuring them that the aircraft was under control and safe for landing in Accra.
The aircraft, a Dash 8 Q400, landed safely in Accra without further incident and all passengers disembarked normally.
He said the aircraft is currently parked in Acrra and “our team of engineers are conducting comprehensive inspections on the aircraft to ascertain the cause of the smoke, after which the aircraft will be flown without passengers to a maintenance facility for rectification and testing. The relevant aviation authorities in Ghana and Nigeria have been briefed appropriately on the incident.” He said.
