Air Peace plane kills antelope on Abuja airport runway, disrupts flight

Flights have been disrupted at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Saturday due to an Air Peace plane which was hit by a large antelope, causing significant damage to the aircraft.

This was disclosed by the Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority on his official X handle on Sunday.

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“Monitoring reports yesterday indicated that an Air Peace aircraft ran into a large antelope, decimating the animal and leaving the aircraft AOG (aircraft on ground),” Achimugu said.

“As a result, flights meant to be operated by this aircraft would naturally be disrupted, even though engineers are on the ground to assess and fix the plane. Passengers waiting would naturally be infuriated.

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“Incidents like this are literal illustrations of the disruptions NOT caused by the airlines (domestic or international).

“This explainer is for illustration purpose, not to excuse airlines when they fail to do their duties to passengers.”

Achimugu said that despite such situations, the airline still owes its passengers information, refunds, and other forms of care they are entitled to, and the airline can face sanctions if it fails to provide these.

This occurred a week after the NCAA asked Air Peace to address its incessant flight delays and cancellations.

Chris Najomo, the NCAA’s director-general (DG), advised the airline to trim its operations to the size of available aircraft to mitigate the crisis.

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