A herd of cattle strayed onto the runway of Akure Airport this morning, preventing an Air Peace flight from Lagos from landing.

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has apologised to Air Peace Airlines and its passengers for the incident. FAAN issued the apology in a statement signed by its General Manager, Corporate Affairs , Mrs Henrietta Yakubu in Lagos on Saturday.
Yakubu said the Air Peace flight, which left Lagos for Akure could not land immediately as some cows strayed onto the runway of the airport.

She said :”However, normalcy was restored quickly, as officers of the aviation security department quickly dispersed the cows from the runway and the aircraft was cleared for landing. “The authority will like to assure travellers and the general public that efforts are already ongoing to close the gap that aided this incident.

The Corporate Communications Manager of Air Peace, Mr Chris Iwarah , also confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Saturday. Iwarah said: “Flight P4 7002 from Lagos had to delay landing into Akure Airport on Saturday when the pilot-in-command sighted cows on the runway at about 12.15pm.

“On being alerted by control tower, aviation security personnel of the FAAN (FAAN AVSEC) quickly intervened and cleared the runway. “The flight was eventually cleared to land after about seven minutes. Our guests on board were all calm while the delay lasted.” He said the aircraft departed for Lagos at about 1.06pm with full escort from FAAN security personnel. (NAN)

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2018/02/cows-akure-airport-runway-faan-apologises/

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Lol............The type of country we live in sef

Sack all the the Management staff. That way anyone you bring in will know it's no play. How else can you explain stealing by opening the hatch of a moving taxing plane to steal passengers' goods and cows on a runway?

pishure or adonbilivit

who suppose apologise, FAAN or herdsmen??

FAAN just took responsibility for Miyetti Allah

Can you imagine the stupidity and carelessness

How did i find myself in this shithole country.... Cant the herdsman and its cattle be arrested for trespassing

All animals are equal.
But some are more equal than others.

Useless country

continue... good morning everyone

herdsmen dey around

Cows wandering into taxi ways and runways should be seized, impounded so as to curb any similar occurrences

Shame.

Won’t you guys allow cows to board flight too?..

Apologized​ on behalf of herdsmen? Dss where una dey?

NwaAmaikpe:


FAAN just took responsibility for Miyetti Allah

The Federal Government, its agencies and appointees all work for Miyetti Allah.

Unheard stories, anywhere in the world is always heard in Nigeria.
This is too shameful

Desyner:
Shame.

reminding me game of throne.
shame! shame! shame!

Look at the name of the General Manager, Yakubu.

I'm not surprised because Northerners are synonymous to failures and incompetency.

Funny

Shithole!! Shithole!! Shithole!! Shithole

Hmnn. Nkan mbe.

hipe they were no foreigners
dem go laugh us die
dem fir vex put am for nollywood movie act am
did u say cows
next would be ppl start selling recharge cards

Cows everywhere. SO you mean if someone wants to shoot down an airplane in Nigeria he can actually get to the runway and wait for the plane to land then BOOM! If herdsmen can get to the runway what stops terrorists from doing same?

We need a genuine change in this country.

No security? What again is the definition of a shithole?

She and the director has to resign immediately. You are playing with people's live.What kind of Country is this for God sake.