Breaking: Tragedy averted as Air Peace flight skids off P’Harcourt runway

An Air Peace flight P47190 veered off the runway on Sunday morning while landing at the Obafemi Awolowo International Airport in Port Harcourt.

It could not be immediately ascertained what led to the incident but available information claimed there were no casualties.

The flight which originated at the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos ran into the incident on touchdown at the destination.

Air Peace management has confirmed in a release signed by its spokesman, Osifo-whiskey Efe, that its “Flight P47190, operating from Lagos to Port Harcourt this morning, (Sunday), had a runway excursion after landing safely at the Port Harcourt International Airport.

“The aircraft veered slightly off the runway without any damage. All passengers disembarked safely and calmly, and no injuries were reported,” it says.

The airline assured the flying public of its commitment to maintaining the highest standards of safety in all operations.