THE Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, and 139 others, on Tuesday, escaped death aboard Max Air plane, which had a bird strike at the Aminu Kano International Airport (AKIA), Kano State.
Director-General of the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu, confirmed the incident saying the aircraft which took off from Mallam Aminu Kano airport and heading to Abuja airport, suffered a bird strike which affected one of its engines.
The attack caused a big bang on the aircraft and cause anxiety to passengers onboard.
It was gathered that the plane immediately made a heavy noise and vibrated in the air.
The pilot-in-command later informed the passengers about the nature of the incident and returned to the base to disembark the passengers.
NCAA DG said the latest incident was similar to the one involving Aero Contractor on Monday in Port Harcourt, River State.
Following the incidents of two bird strikes within 24 hours, the regulatory body quickly called for a meeting with the managements of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) and the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) to deliberate on how such occurrence could be prevented in the future.
“We are meeting with FAAN and NAMA on this issue of bird strike,” Nuhu said.
