2 Air Peace planes collide at Lagos Airport

Two Air Peace aircrafts were grounded at Murtala
Muhammed Airport in Lagos on Thursday morning, after
they collided on the departure ramp.

One of the aircrafts, a Boeing 737 with the registration mark
5N-BQR, was being towed for departure, before it made
contact with the stabiliser of another Air Peace B737 aircraft
with the registration mark 5N-BQP.

Spokesman for the airline, Chris Iwarah, confirmed the
incident in a statement.

“The points of contact of the two aircraft were only slightly
impacted, but we took the cautious decision to declare them
unserviceable to enable a proper investigation of the
incident,” Mr. Iwarah said.

“There were no passengers on the two aircraft involved in
the incident. We have also revised our flight schedule to
cater to our esteemed guests on the 14 sectors the two
aircraft were scheduled to service today.

“At the moment, everything is working according to plan and
our engineers have already begun repair of the aircraft.”
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) has already
commenced investigations into the incident, while the
Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has also been notified.