Keyamo Summons Heads of Aviation Agencies Over Safety Concerns

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has summoned heads of aviation regulatory agencies over safety concerns in the sector.

The minister said a thorough assessment of recent incidents will be carried out during the meeting.

In a post on his X handle, the minister explained that Due to safety concerns in the aviation sector expressed by members of the public, he summoned the heads of the regulatory agencies for a meeting later today to review the incidents that are the causes of these concerns and to ensure that appropriate steps are taken to forestall future occurrence and to apply sanctions, where necessary, regarding the past incidents.

Also, the ministry, in a statement, said identifying the root causes of these concerns is the primary objective of the meeting, as well as implementing proactive measures to prevent future occurrences.

The ministry said the outcome of the meeting will be communicated transparently.

On Sunday, a flight by United Nigeria had landed in Asaba, Delta state, instead of its destination, Abuja.

United Nigeria said the flight was diverted to Asaba due to poor destination weather, however, one of the passengers who took to his X account said the pilot announced that they were in Abuja but later found out that he was given the wrong flight plan.

Also, last week, Dana Air said its flight bound for Abuja from Lagos had some operational challenges, resulting in a non-scheduled maintenance of the company’s aircraft.

Dana Air disclosed this in response to a post that claimed the company’s aircraft engine exploded shortly before take-Off.