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Alzirida:
Recklessness.

This means no proper coordination in information management bw abuja and Kano air traffic controllers?

This is pure politics, bro

So dem dy put small aviation fuel now inside plane as if na danfo bus, soon na gallon dy go use dy go fetch am. Useless ppl

United4greatnes:
BREAKING: DRAMA AT ABUJA AIRPORT AS AZMAN AIR PLANE RUNS OUT OF FUEL MID-AIR


About 60 passengers aboard an Azman Air plane en route to Abuja were on Monday thrown into confusion as the aircraft almost ran out of fuel while hovering in the air for hours after it was prevented from landing.

A source, who was also on board the Flight ZQ 2332 but asked not to be named, told Saharareporters that the aircraft departed Kano at 1:20pm and was expected to land at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport Abuja at 2:05pm . He said that when the pilot contacted the control tower for clearance for landing, he was told that he could not land because of some military planes on special operation were at the airport.

The pilot was in a dilemma and thought about returning to Kano after spending over an hour hovering in the air and having already announced that he was running out of fuel. Some passengers rejected the decision and prevailed on him to land, saying that they would be down with the consequences of violating the directive of the control tower.

The pilot was said to have yielded to the request and landed without clearance from the control tower.

Among the passengers were Sule Lamido, a presidential aspirant of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Shehu Sani, the senator representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, and Senator Sabo Mohammed from Jigawa State.

The pilot was reported to have apologised to the passengers for the delay.

Efforts to get officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to react to the incident were unsuccessful.

Some military planes belonging to Air Force are on aerial display rehearsal in Abuja ahead of the Independence Day celebration on October 1.


http://saharareporters.com/2018/09/24/breaking-drama-abuja-airport-azman-air-plane-runs-out-fuel-mid-air

Why post a wrong information?

Alzirida:
Recklessness.

This means no proper coordination in information management bw abuja and Kano air traffic controllers?

False information.

iluvdonjazzy:
the controller of the control tower should be arrested for attempted murder, pilots you guys should stop managing fuel, next time buy full tank.

Lol, see as u dey talk like say na bus.

The control tower official was wrong to have told the pilot not to land, maybe the pilot didn't communicate his dilemma to them.

Racoon:
Dangerous political warning signs everywhere.
-Shekarau house got burnt in Kano
-Garba Shehu farm got destroyed.
-Osun is slipping out of APC grip.
-Politicians luckily escaped air mishap.
God save Nigeria.

The question is hope when they landed they were able to verify whether there was truly military aircraft at the airport, by the way even if they were,what would they be doing at the runway for over one hour that other airplanes cannot land

JudasNaCarrot:
This administration is filled with tears, sorrow and grief.

Dear God,may we never experience any more disaster,be it Fulani herdsmen or from the stable of the Janja'weed party and their men in government.
Please give us peace this remaining months to 2019 election after which you can take back the idiotic fool.

Laff wan kill me here o....

aolawale025:
Landing without clearance?? Nigeria!!

Hmmm..That Was A Dangerous Stunt.

Racoon:
Dangerous political warning signs everywhere.
-Shekarau house got burnt in Kano
-Garba Shehu farm got destroyed.
-Osun is slipping out of APC grip.
-Politicians luckily escaped air mishap.
God save Nigeria.

Do you mean, God save the corrupt politicians that have made live extremely difficult for Nigerians, or you are asking God to help Nigeria as a country? Do you know what Nigerians pass through travelling on road? Rubbish

aolawale025:
Landing without clearance?? Nigeria!!

Which clearance? Did you not read that they were kept up in the air for about an hour and the plane was running out of fuel.

lonelydora:
This is pure politics, bro

Pls explain

Ishilove:
Isn't landing without clearance very risky?

why keep the plane in the air when the pilot has announced he is running out of fuel? The fuel may not even be enough to take the plane back to Kano or even the nearest airport!

Ishilove:
Isn't landing without clearance very risky?

Less risky than flying without fuel

AZMAN AIR: NAMA SAYS AIRLINE NEVER DECLARED EMERGENCY
NIGERIAN Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has reacted to reports that made rounds yesterday, declaring it as false, claiming that an Azman Air aircraft declared an emergency in Abuja from Kano.
Describing the story as untrue, General Manager Public Affairs, NAMA, Khalid Emele in a statement made available to nigerianflightdeck.com, explained the situation.
Emele’s statement read, “The attention of the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) has been drawn to a misleading report by an online medium to the effect that an Azman aircraft from Kano enroute Abuja nearly ran out of fuel while “hovering in the air” (more appropriately, “held in the air”) for over an hour as it was prevented from landing. The story went on that the pilot contemplated returning to Kano before passengers prevailed on him to land without clearance from the control tower.”
“We are constrained to set the records straight and put things in proper perspective for the benefit of the flying public. The Nigerian Airforce is currently practising for their display on 1st October and an airspace was designated for them. All civil aircraft are held at about 20 – 30 nautical miles as military aircraft take off or land. The said Azman aircraft was held along with other aircraft in the course of separating traffic to ensure that the aircraft and their passengers land safely.”
“It is noteworthy to state that the Azman pilot did not declare any emergency. He was eventually given clearance by air traffic control to land when it was safe to do so. The Nigerian Airspace Management Agency hereby assures the public of the safety of the Nigerian airspace.”
Yesterday on its Twitter handle, Azman Air also debunked the story staying there was nothing further from the truth.
Culled from nigerianflightdeck.com

This is to inform the General Public that the news making round the Social Media that Azman Air ran out of Fuel while being held amid air enroute Abuja from Kano on the 24th of September and that we had to force a landing without Clearance is FALSE.
Azman Air Flight ZQ2332 heading to Abuja from Kano yesterday 24th September 2018 was amongst the Aircrafts held in the Abuja Airspace because we were not cleared for Landing.
Azman Air Crew informed the Passengers of these developments accordingly to surmount panic in the cabin. After being held for 45 minutes; Our Experienced crew already diverted back to Kano when they were informed that the terminal is now opened, and they were cleared for Landing which was done smoothly and Safely.
To set the record Straight; The story circulating that we forced a landing without clearance because we ran out of fuel is UNTRUE. The Captain in command confirmed that they had more than 2hrs worth of Fuel aside the Reserve by the time they were diverting back to Kano even though Abuja to Kano Flight is less than 1hr.
Azman Air operates under the auspices of Domestic/International Laws and Regulations. We are dedicated to delivering Safe, Affordable and Reliable Air Transport to our amiable Passengers.
#FLYSAFEFLYAZMAN.