Passengers on board Arik Air flight W3 533, from
Abuja to Uyo on June 21, 2013 are seeking a probe
into the incident that led to the airplane zooming off,
after it had reached between 50 to 100 metres from
the tarmac.
Blaming the situation on the absence of
communication between the aircraft and the control
tower in Uyo, the passengers said except a thorough
investigative panel is set up by the Federal
Government to look into the issue, a repeat of the
situation is likely.
One of the passengers, Mr. Uduak Etuk, who spoke
with journalists in Uyo on Wednesday on the
incident, said it was horrible for them to see the
plane, which landing gear had come down, to zoom
off again. He stated that it was then they realised
that the traffic light in Ibom Airport had gone off.
"Unless an investigation panel is set up to probe the
immediate and remote cause of the incident, the
situation may reoccur, which will definitely lead to
national tragedy.
"We want justice to be done. We want the Federal
Government to hear this and look into the matter,
and investigate what really happened,” he said.


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