September 24, (THEWILL) – The management of the largest West African carrier, Air Peace, has clarified issues concerning a recent report on their Akure-Abuja flight, insisting that there was never any development that caused panic on the passengers of the flight.
Describing the report as false, the airline advised that such negative report be discouraged and stopped immediately.
In an official statement issued on Tuesday, the airline stated that “we would like to state clearly that there was no such panic event on the said flight. On the contrary, it was a smooth flight that landed safely without any abnormal event.
“The windshield had a crack on the outer layer of the front window of the First Officer’s side, which was discovered by the cockpit crew. On no account was the safety of the flight or safety of the passengers jeopardised in the process. This particular flight operated normally from Akure to Abuja and landed safely in Abuja without any unsafe events or safety concerns. On landing at the Abuja airport, the pilots did their normal workaround and reported the cracked outer layer of one of the windshield to the engineers who immediately commenced the replacement of the cracked windshield.
“It is, however, wrong and unacceptable for people to peddle falsehood just to tarnish the image of the airline when, in actual fact, there was never any development that caused panic on the passengers of this flight. This is false, and such negative report should be discouraged and stopped immediately.”
The airline further promised that the company will never jeopardise the safety of its esteemed passengers and will continue to prioritise the highest standard of safety in its operations.
Anthony Awunor, is a business correspondent who holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Linguistics (UNILAG). He is also an alumnus of the Nigerian College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State. He lives in Lagos.
