Abuja Airport Briefly Shut After Private Jet Nosewheel Damage
Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport (NAIA) in Abuja experienced a temporary shutdown on Thursday after a private jet ran into trouble on the runway. The aircraft, a Gulfstream 400 with registration 5N-PZE, suffered nosewheel damage while landing around 2 pm. Sources revealed the jet had departed from Enugu Airport and was carrying 10 passengers alongside four crew members. The exact cause of the incident is still unknown, but the plane was safely evacuated from the runway. “There was an aircraft incident today on Abuja Airport’s runway. The plane, coming from Enugu, had a nosewheel issue on landing. All 14 people onboard are safe, and the airport closure was minimal,” a source said. Attempts to get comments from the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) spokesperson, Henry Agbebire, were unsuccessful.