Two Planes collided at Lagos Airport
An accident occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos yesterday.
The incident occurred at the runway of the airport, after two airplanes collided at the international wing of the airport.
An Airbus A330-243 owned by Middle East Airlines with registration number OD-MEA, collided with a Boeing 777 airplane with registration number TC-LJC operated by Turkish Airlines.
A source at the airport said the Turkish Cargo flight was parked at the international airport apron when the Middle East airbus ran into it.
According to the source who pleaded anonymity “The Turkish cargo flight was parked at the tarmac when the MEA airbus ran into it, ripping off part of the empennage of the aircraft.
The MEA flight was taxiing when it happened,” the source said.
“The MEA airbus, which had been boarding passengers since 12:00pm, had to disembark every passenger on board.”
As at the time of this report, the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria(FAAN) has not made any statement about the accident.
