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Old 1st Nov 2005, 17:13
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another Lagos rwy excursion

Never heard of an airline called "Associated Airlines"...?

<<Plane skids off flooded runway

November 01 2005 at 10:52AM


Lagos - A Nigerian passenger plane was damaged as it skidded off a waterlogged runway on landing at Lagos airport Tuesday, an aviation offical said, reviving safety fears about 10 days after a deadly crash.

"At about 11am (10h00 GMT) today, an Associated Airlines plane coming from Benin City ran into bad weather on arriving in Lagos. It landed on the flooded tarmac and skidded, damaging its front nose tyre," said Sam Adurogboye, a spokesperson of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA).

"All the 17 people on board the plane are safe," he told AFP, adding that after "the collapse of the wheel, it got stuck on the tarmac and blocked it. The tarmac was blocked for about an hour and 25 minutes before it was cleared to allow for the free flow of traffic.">>


http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?s...0862960241B252
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