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Two Arik planes grounded after collision
In from Ahmed Boulor . . .
The General Aviation Terminal, GAT, Muritala Muhammed Airport was the scene of a near death experience when two planes belonging to Arik Air clashed while trying to maneuver out of the apron at the airport yesterday.
Both planes had their wing tips damaged and have been grounded to allow further investigation into the incident.
Reacting to the collision, the spokesman for the airline, Mr. Adebanji Ola, said in a statement: “Two of our aircraft, Boeing 737-800NG were this afternoon (yesterday) involved in a wing-tip brush at the General Aviation Terminal, GAT, of Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos.
“One of the aircraft, 5N-MJP, was marshaled out of the ramp for a scheduled flight, when its wing brushed that of another aircraft, 5N-MJQ, parked on the ramp.
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“There were no incidences as the safety of passengers was not jeopardized. We have grounded the two aircraft and are looking into the incident.”
It could be recalled that a similar incidence happened recently at the Murtala Muhammed Airport Terminal 2, MMA2, in Lagos, when there was a ground collision involving two aircraft belonging to FirstNation Airways.
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