Fire outbreak grounds flight activities at Port Harcourt airport
The fire outbreak prevents planes from landing and taking off at Port Harcourt airport.
Fire outbreak prevents planes from landing and taking off at Port Harcourt Airport. [Leadership]
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According to Punch, the fire prevented a Max Air flight from taking off while an Arik flight had to return to base.
The fire also prevented a Dana flight from Abuja to Port Harcourt from landing at the airport. The flight had to return to the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.
A source, who spoke to Punch said it was a bush fire, adding that the airport had been closed for the smoke to dissipate and would be opened within a short period.
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However, at the time of filing this report, the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria had not reacted to the incident.
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