The management of Akwa Ibom state owned Airline, Ibom Air has cleared the air on the disembarkation of its A220 passengers at the cargo apron of Murtala Mohammed international Airport
In a statement issued and signed by Aniekan Essienette, General Manager, Marketing and Communication
Ibom Air. She disclosed that the landing at the Cargo apron of MMIA was due
to a malfunction of the main wheels of the Aircraft
She however expressed the Airline’s regrets to its passengers for the inconvenience.
Below is the full statement
We would like to bring to your attention the reason behind the disembarkation of our passengers at the Cargo Apron of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos.
Ibom Air flight IAN 4157, the 10.30 am flight from Abuja to Lagos departed on time and landed normally at the international runway in Lagos, on schedule at 11.41 am.
Upon taxiing off the runway, the pilots noticed an indication from the main wheels, suggesting a malfunction.
In accordance with company procedure, rather than taxi the full distance to the domestic terminal, the crew opted to turn off into the international cargo apron from where stairs and buses were positioned to disembark the passengers and take them to the domestic arrival hall.
All 128 passengers on board were safely disembarked and transported to the arrival hall at MMA2, while our Engineers work on the fault.
This statement is given to clear any ambiguity while expressing our regrets to our passengers for the inconvenience.
