Air Peace aircraft carrying 87 passengers overshoots runway at Port Harcourt airport

An aircraft belonging to Air Peace overshot the runway at the Port Harcourt International Airport on Saturday.

Reporters gathered that the plane was carrying 87 passengers when the incident happened at about 13.00 hrs in the afternoon.

All the passengers were evacuated safely.

Henrietta Yakubu, spokeswoman of Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), confirming the incident in a statement said none of the passengers stained an injury.


The statement read:

“A Dana aircraft numbered 9J0363, flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt airport has overshot the Port Harcourt runway.”

“The incident was suspected to have been caused by a heavy rain, which was accompanied by strong wind and storm in Port Harcourt.

“No casualty was recorded, as all passengers on board were safely evacuated.”