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Old 21st Jul 2007, 20:29
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Ray D'Avecta
 
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Nigeria: Air Tragedy Averted At MMA?

This "sensationalist" story was on allafrica.com, but it sounds just like a routine go-around to me....maybe problems with separation between departing and arriving traffic? Anybody know?

The full story is here - Naija Story, but here is the gist of it:

"Tragedy was averted yesterday at about 10.55am when a Virgin Nigeria aircraft with registration number, VK 44 that was landing at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos, from Abuja almost collided with another aircraft that was taking off a few meters from the runway.
Passengers in the in-coming flight, including the pilot agreed that the near-collision was too close. The passengers agreed that the tragedy was averted due to the dexterity of the pilot of the Lagos-bound flight who was quick to notice the aircraft that was taking off, and immediately gained altitude until it stabilised in the air, and landed after another 10 minutes."

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