United Nigeria Airlines faced an unexpected twist on Sunday as its Lagos-Abuja flight, NUA 0504, was diverted to Asaba, the capital of Delta State, citing poor weather conditions as the reason for the diversion.
The flight, which departed from the Muritala Muhammed International Airport, Terminal 2, was originally headed for Abuja.
However, the pilot decided to ground the aircraft at the Asaba International Airport, causing confusion among passengers.
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A passenger, using the handle @dawisu on X (formerly Twitter), shared the experience, stating that the cabin crew mistakenly announced their arrival in Abuja when, in reality, they had landed in Asaba.
The tweet read, “Nigeria my country. We departed Lagos about an hour ago on @flyunitedng to Abuja, and upon arrival, the cabin crew confidently announced that we’ve arrived Abuja, only for us to realize that we landed in Asaba. Apparently, our pilot was given the wrong flight plan from Lagos.”
In response to the incident, United Nigeria Airlines released a statement through its Head of Corporate Services, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu.
The statement, titled ‘Temporary Diversion of Flight to Asaba,’ explained that the flight diversion was a result of “poor destination weather.”
“At all material times, the pilot of the aircraft was aware of the temporary diversion and was properly briefed. However, a wrong announcement was made by the cabin crew upon landing safely in Asaba, creating confusion among the passengers,” the statement read.
Uchegbu reassured the public that the aircraft had subsequently landed safely in Abuja following an improvement in destination weather conditions.
He emphasized the airline’s commitment to ensuring the safety of its passengers and clarified that the temporary diversion was a precautionary measure in response to adverse weather conditions.
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