He said: "When the aircraft was hovering for the weather to clear off for landing, all aircraft flying into Lagos and those aircraft billed to take off were advised to be on hold, pending when the situation will be clear."

kamalcole:

As much as i thank God for averted accident.if we loose 100 or more prominent thieves to a plane crash,the better for nigeria.

kamalcole:

As much as  i thank God for averted accident.if we loose 100 or more prominent thieves to a plane crash,the better for nigeria.

Jarus:

Me too I be thief?

texazzpete:

This Babatope guy sounds like a total douchebag. why is he carping on about 'Prominent Nigerians' and reminding us that the Business class section was filled?

hexcraft:

As much as i thank God for averted accident.if we loose 100 or more prominent thieves to a plane crash,the better for nigeria.

These crook should have been reduced to move this country forward. Prominent in-deed. Do you know how many people that loose their life on Benin-Lagos road regularly due to bad road?.

Una for die , make we mourn una. prominent indeed.

Jarus:

[b]For over two hours, the Boeing 737 jet hovered in the air. It could not land – no thanks to the bad weather that made landing a risky venture. Some passengers were praying; others, apparently confused, just cried like babies.

The Aero Contractors plane made seven unsuccessful attempts to land.

Among the passengers were Executive Secretary, Nigerian Education Research and Development Council (NERDC), Prof. Olu Aina and the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel Igbinedion.

Former Transport Minister Ebenezer Babatope was also on board. He told our reporter on telephone that he was "a living dead" while the experience lasted. The turbulence forced the passengers to shout and pray to God for safety, he said.

Said Babatope: "If not for sheer providence, the way and manner the aircraft was jerking and vibrating in the air could force any of the passengers to run to the conclusion that the worst could happen.

"My brother, it was God who saved our lives. After we took off from Abuja about 7.32 am, it was normal cruising, until 15 minutes into Lagos when the pilot told us that we would experience some turbulence. At this point, all the passengers had started exhibiting emotional mood swings.

"As the aircraft swirled in the air, we shouted, prayed and were literally shaken that the plane was going to crash. We did not hear anything from the pilot who had told us that the flight into Lagos was to take us only 50 minutes.

"As the thunderstorm got worse, we were shaken. The first time the pilot attempted to initiate landing of the aircraft, it was aborted. He tried seven times before the aircraft safely landed at the new domestic Terminal Two of the Lagos Airport.

"When we got down, my brother, I was shaken. Imagine how this country could have lost between 90 to 100 prominent people in an air crash. It could have been the worst in the history of this country.

"But, we thank God that we finally landed safely."

According to Babatope, the aircraft, was filled with passengers in the business class seats, was filled up.

He recalled that for the hours the aircraft remained in the air, there was tension among the passengers.

Aero spokesperson Simon Tumba attributed the development to inclement weather.

During the flight, all aircraft within the Lagos airspace were advised to be on hold, pending the clearing of the inclement weather.

He said: "When the aircraft was hovering for the weather to clear off for landing, all aircraft flying into Lagos and those aircraft billed to take off were advised to be on hold, pending when the situation will be clear."

Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) spokesman Sam Adurogboye said the agency had not received a mandatory occurrence report.[/b]

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The man is a bloody Scallawag!!So the one that killed almost on the High Ranking Army chiefs was what? A roller-coaster ride? The way all this our ex serving thieves talks at times just pisses me off!

halfcurren:

My Questions is

“if the weather in Lagos was bad, therefore making it difficult for the plane to land, could it not be better to simply go back to Abuja, or even to the nearest safest airport to land rather than risking the life of about 100 passengers. I am just struggling to understand why a pilot would make seven unsuccessful attempt; spend two hours hovering under “bad weather” condition, and yet insist in landing in same airport – would that not be a decision error on the part of the pilot?.

Jarus:

"When we got down, my brother, I was shaken. [size=14pt]Imagine how this country could have lost between 90 to 100 prominent people in an air crash.[/size] It could have been the worst in the history of this country.

davidylan:

Babatope, this country could do with the loss of 300 "prominent" people who are really thieves and the reason the country is presently in the mire. We wont miss you and your lives are no more important to us than those who die on death traps called roads that you failed to fix.

halfcurren:

My Questions is

“if the weather in Lagos was bad, therefore making it difficult for the plane to land, could it not be better to simply go back to Abuja, or even to the nearest safest airport to land rather than risking the life of about 100 passengers. I am just struggling to understand why a pilot would make seven unsuccessful attempt; spend two hours hovering under “bad weather” condition, and yet insist in landing in same airport – would that not be a decision error on the part of the pilot?.