Panic as Air Peace aircraft tyre bursts during take-off

There was panic at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja on Sunday evening when the tyre of an Air Peace aircraft blew off and made a loud sound while it was already taxiing for take-off on the runway.

It was gathered that passengers on the aircraft, who were heading to Benin from Abuja, were terrified by the incident, as they stated that the pilot struggled to control the airplane before it was eventually towed to a safe location at the NAIA.

Impeccable sources at the airport also told The PUNCH correspondent that it was a Boeing 737 aircraft belonging to Air Peace that was involved in the incident, which happened around 5:40 pm at the Abuja airport on Sunday.

The PUNCH, January 7, 2019

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