Abeg, make we yan this breaking news wey don scatter ground for airport matter!
So, e be like say new Air Peace Embraer E2 aircraft don jam serious wahala for Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Na ground handling gbege carry the yeye matter begin. Wetin happen? Na NAHCO conveyor belt waka come strike the engine cowling of the jet as passengers dey disembark. E put dent for the engine cover. As una sabi, na so dem make every passenger come carry their load waka, while the aircraft don land for ground check.
E no be small gbege, o! This particular jet na one of Air Peace brand new E2 jets, and just because of this wahala, all nine flights wey the aircraft get for that day don jam for one corner. The financial gist no dey sweet at all, be like say dem go begin spend serious money to repair this gbege again.
Omo, the Air Peace official don talk say last time when dem get engine cowling damage wey bird chop, e cost dem about $3.5 million to fix. Imagine! Passengers no go understand all these wahala when flight no dey move. Dem go just dey frown face, no sabi wetin dey happen behind-the-scenes with dis ground handlers wey no dey trained well and di equipment sef wey don old like my grandpapa!
Dis incident don still raise big questions concern di ground handling standard and di equipment maintenance wey dey for Nigeria’s busiest airport. Many airlines don dey complain plenty about avoidable damage to their aircraft and e dey affect flight schedules badly. Na serious matter, my people!
Make we dey shine our eyes, because e be like say the wahala no go end anytime soon. E good make we sabi wetin dey happen and how e dey affect our planes and travel plans. Na only we fit push for better standard and accountability. Who dey manage our airports? E go better someday, we dey hope am!
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