The Federal Government has directed an immediate investigation
into the use of an unauthorized equipment ( a ladder) by Aero Contractors
Airlines to disembark passengers at the conclusion of a charter flight to
Bauchi over the weekend, the Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi
Sirika has said .
Most passengers who flew
on the charter flight had raised an alarm bothering on safety with the
decision of the airline to use a ladder for the passengers to come out from a
Boeing 737 aircraft operated that day (Saturday December 19, 2015) at the
Bauchi airport.
In a statement yesterday,
the minister frowned at the act noting “it is inconsistent with Nigeria Civil
Aviation Regulations (NCARs) and International Civil Aviation Organization
(ICAO) Standards and Recommended Practices (SARPS). “
“The investigation will
determine the immediate and remote causes of the incident with a view to
developing and implementing measures that will prevent a reoccurrence of the
unsafe and unacceptable procedure that exposed passengers to high risk of
serious injury,” the statement said.
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