Dana Air overshoots runway in P/Harcourt, all passengers survive
An aircraft belonging to Dana Air on Tuesday evening overshot the runway in Port- Harcourt, Rivers State. Luckily all passengers survived. The passengers were subsequently evacuated by emergency officials of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN). FAAN said in a statement that the incident was as a result of downpour accompanied by a strong wind and storm. The statement by FAAN signed by its General Manager (Corporate Affairs), Mrs. Henrietta Yakubu, read, “A Dana aircraft numbered 9J0363 flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt airport has overshot the Port Harcourt runway. “The incident was suspected to have been caused by a heavy rain, which was accompanied by strong wind and storm in Port Harcourt. “No casualty was recorded, as all passengers on board were safely evacuated.” Dana Air, which also confirmed the incident, like FAAN, attributed it to bad weather occasioned by torrential rain. The Airline Corporate Communications Manager, Kingsley Okwudili, said in a statement, tha