AIB commences investigations into collision of two planes at Lagos airportNigeria’s Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) has announced that it has commenced investigations into the case of collision of two planes. A Middle East airline aircraft and Turkish airlines collided at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos. The General Manager, public affairs at AIB, Mr Tunji Oketumbi dropped this hint in a short message sent to Tribune Online. Describing the collision as a serious incident, Oketumbi declared: “We have commenced an investigation into the serious incident. It is an occurrence under the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) Annex 13.”A Middle East passenger plane, an Airbus A330-243 with registration number OD-MEA while taxiing rammed into a Boeing 777 plane marked TC-LJC belonging to Turkish Airlines which was parked on the tarmac at the Lagos airport on Wednesday.

Source: Nigerian Tribune July 30, 2020 11:03 UTC