MEA & TK aircraft collision at Lagos Airport
A wing tip incident involving Middle East Airlines and Turkish Airlines aircraft on Wednesday occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Lagos.
The incident, which occurred at night, a source close to the place of the incident confided in our correspondent led to the grounding of the two aircraft at the airport. The source told our correspondent that the incident occurred when Middle East airplane was coming to park on the apron while that of Turkish Airlines was planning to depart from the airport.
However, our correspondent could not immediately get the details of the incident, but it was learnt that the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) had been notified. There had been numerous ground collision incidents at the Lagos Airport over the years.
The consistency of the incidents led to the remarking of the airside by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).
