The Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) on Tuesday, said it was investigating how a Boeing 777-200LR belonging to Emirates Airline, at about 9:30pm (Monday night), got involved in a ground collision with a domestic airliner, a B737-400 owned by HAK Air, at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja.
Tunji Oketunbi, spokesman for AIB, said the agency promptly deployed a team of investigators to determine the circumstances surrounding the serious incident with a view to making possible safety recommendations.
It was learnt that the aircraft marked A6-EWD was Banktaxing for a take-off en-route Dubai when its wing tip cut into the B737-400 aircraft parked on the apron of the domestic wing of the airport. While the Emirates aircraft had a little damage on its wing tip, the Hak Air B737 sustained substantial damage.
The Emirates flight was aborted and the passengers were evacuated immediately.
Felix Abali, commissioner/CEO, AIB, earlier on Tuesday, inspected the scene of the accident and promised that the investigation shall be handled with speed.“Every incident is a safety issue that must be tho
roughly investigated. This will help in preventing accidents and sustain safety in aviation. This investigation will be conducted with speed,” he said.
