Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, is expected to meet with the leaders of the nation’s aviation authorities to discuss persistent safety concerns in the sector.
The heads of the aviation agencies and Keyamo will meet on Monday in Abuja, the ministry said in a statement.
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), the Nigeria Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), the Federal Airport Authority Nigeria (FAAN), and the Nigeria Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) are among the agencies expected.
“To discuss the recent accident in the sector and will thereafter brief the press on the outcome of the deliberation to avert such occurrences,” is the purpose of the minister’s meeting with them.
When some passengers on Flight NUA 0504 from the Lagos airport were transferred to the Asaba airport on Sunday, there was drama.
The passengers were confused when the cabin crew informed them that they had landed at the airport in Abuja after landing in Asaba. The flight was rerouted due to “poor weather,” as the airline later claimed.
