Flight operations at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja,Thursday suspended as a result of a mishap involving a private jet operated by Nest Oil lasted for more than one hour.
The jet skidded off the runway while landing and lost its landing gear in an attempt to return to the runway.
Although Hadi Sirika, minister of state for aviation, had said the shutdown would last 30 minutes, a stranded passenger told TheCable that the situation had been on for nearly one hour.
“The airport was shut around 4:30 p.m. and we were told it would last 30 minutes. We have spent almost an hour here,” said the passenger, who did not want her name mentioned.
