FAAN temporarily closes Lagos Airport runway

Etim Ekpimah

The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has temporarily shut Runway 18R/36L at the Murtala Mohammed Airport, Lagos.

A statement from the General Manager, Corporate Affairs, Mrs Henrietta Yakubu on Wednesday, said the closure is due to a landing incident involving a Boeing 737 Azman Air aircraft with registration 5N SYS, and flight number ZQ2325.

The statement added that the aircraft had a tyre burst after landing on this runway. “All passengers and crew onboard the aircraft were safely evacuated at 1908 hours, and officials of FAAN Air Rescue and Fire Fighting Services, AIB, and NAHCO are already working to ensure the aircraft is towed out of the runway, so as to restore normalcy,” she said.