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flight from Lagos to Doha was stalled yesterday when one of its tyres burst at
the point of take off.
The
Boeing 767 aircraft terminated the take off and taxied out of the international
runway of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos for the replacement
of the tyre.
The
incident happened after the Captain of the aircraft had received clearance for
takeoff. The aircraft was already about to gather speed for takeoff when
suddenly one of the tyre burst with a loud sound.
The
pilots later stopped briefly before deciding to taxi the aircraft back to the
terminal where it has earlier departed.
A
passenger who was in the aircraft said when the loud noise of the burst tyre
was heard, they went into prayers.
“We
are held in fear for some time. We thank God that the plane has not gathered
the full speed for takeoff, we would have been saying something else,” the
passenger said.
As at the time of filling this report, the plane was still parked at the apron of the international wing of the Lagos airport for repair and certification.
As at the time of filling this report, the plane was still parked at the apron of the international wing of the Lagos airport for repair and certification.
There
was no indication the flight would still depart to Doha yesterday.
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