The management of Air Peace Airline on Tuesday, said that its Lagos-Johannesburg flight neither crashed nor crash-landed as speculated by some individuals on social media platforms.
This was disclosed in a statement by the airline.
The airline said its flight crew had to land the aircraft firmer than usual due to a sudden crosswind.
Part of the statement released by the airline said, “We have noticed a particular post on social media purporting that our Lagos-Johannesburg flights crash-landed on Sunday, November 14, 2021. This is to set the records straight and correct the information in the public domain.
“The aircraft did not crash land. But due to a sudden crosswind, the flight crew had to land the aircraft firmer than usual. A crosswind is the component of wind which blows across the runway and consequently makes landing or take off a little challenging as it opposed to when the wind is blowing straight down the runway.
“This is an offshoot of weather and it happens sometimes. Thus, it is totally untrue to say the aircraft crash-landed. The same aircraft operated another flight to Lagos on the same day. It is also unfair to say our crew did not apologise because they did. Our crew understand the sensitivity of such situation and always do the needful.”
This is the second time Air Peace will clear the air on alleged crash-landing within six months.
Recall, in June Air Peace Airline cleared the air on an alleged near-crash of one of its aircraft. It disclosed that it was the plane’s tyre that blew out after landing at the Ilorin Airport in Kwara State.