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Tragedy was averted early Saturday afternoon when an Air Peace flight originating from Lagos and bound for Owerri suffered bird strike which caused the aircraft to make an air return to Lagos for an emergency landing.
Confirming this in a statement, the airline said: “This is to inform the flying public and our esteemed customers that Air Peace flight P47154, which departed Lagos at 12:00hrs today, August 27, 2022, for Owerri, could not land due to a bird strike that got the bird stuck on the left main landing gear.
“The strike affected the operating parameters of the landing gear which made the pilots follow regulatory safety procedures by returning to Lagos where they landed the aircraft safely without any incident.
“Passengers disembarked normally and another aircraft has been deployed to operate the flight.”
Air Peace apologised for the inconveniences the development caused to all passengers affected by this situation even as they assured of strict compliance with established safety standards.
