Aero Contractors cooperating with agencies on aircraft runway incursion

Aero Contractors Airlines Limited said on Sunday that its management is cooperating with the relevant agencies following a runway incursion at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja , involving its Boeing 737 aircraft.

In a statement signed by its management, the airline said all 133 passengers on board the aircraft were safely evacuated through what it described as ” controlled disembarkation”.

The aircraft marked with registration number : 5N- BYQ , Flight NG 119 was from Lagos to Abuja.

The Managing Director of Aero Contractors, Capt. Ado Sanusi said: “We apologise for the inconveniences caused to our customers and other airport users. Our team with the assistance of the airport management have already towed the aircraft from the taxiway.

“We are equally cooperating with the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) and the National Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) as they carry out their investigations.

“Our mantra in Aero Contractors is safety, and our long history is a testimony to this.”