Barely a month after the Associated Airlines plane smash into, another air catastrophe was averted at the Nnamdi Azikwe aerodrome, Abuja on Monday as a Med-View Airlines airplane from Lagos suddenly took to the air afresh at the issue of landing in Abuja.
Puch accounts that the airline air travel VL2104 which had about 150 travellers on board took off from the Murtala Muhammed aerodrome, Lagos at noon and was arranged to land in Abuja at about 1.05pm.
The navigate had currently announced final descent into Abuja and asked all travellers and cabin crew to tighten their seat belts only for him to suddenly take off to the air again with scarcely 30 seconds to touch ground.
Definitely, his activity caused large-scale fright, commotion among the travellers who bursted into prayers, screams to know what was occurrence, especially when the plane entered into turbulent weather on air.
The PUNCH correspondent who was amidst the passengers while telling his story, said that among the passengers were five distinct complete families.
One of the passengers, a nursing mother, who was breastfeeding her child at the time the navigate took off again withdrew the breast from the boy’s mouth and begun praying profusely while the baby’s bawl leased the air.
It wasn't until after about three minutes of gaining altitude, the navigate broadcast that he had decided to take off again to avoid colliding with an airplane that was on ground.
According to the pilot, after he had been allocated clearance to land, it was subsequent found out that the other airplane was not fast sufficient, therefore his conclusion to take off.
The aircraft hovered for another 20 minutes in the air before finally landing at about 1:30pm.
When the plane eventually set down, the passengers laboured to disembark.
“Are you still sitting down? Let me rush down in case it will suddenly take off again,” a middle-aged man was heard inquiring one of his co-passengers