Last week, multiple people were injured on a United Airlines flight from Lagos, Nigeria, to Washington, DC.
in statement The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria announced on Friday that a United Airlines Boeing 787-800 was forced to make an emergency repatriation last Friday.
The plane departed from Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos at 11:59pm on January 23rd, made an emergency return and landed safely at 3:22am on January 24th.
United Airlines said the plane had to make an emergency return due to “technical issues and unexpected aircraft movement,” USA Today reported. report.
The flight had 245 passengers, 11 crew members, and three pilots on board. After the emergency landing, all passengers and crew were able to disembark safely, but four passengers and two crew members sustained serious injuries, and a further 27 passengers and five crew members sustained minor injuries, Fern said.
Michael Achimugu, Nigeria Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), said: Confirmed Nigeria's state media, Radio Nigeria, reported on the incident and reassured the public that no one was killed.
Mr Fearn said those with minor injuries received first aid and were quickly released from hospital. Meanwhile, those seriously injured were transferred to Duchess Hospital in Ikeja, the Lagos state capital, in stable condition.
movie Posted on social media showed Food trays littered the aisles as passengers panicked in their seats.
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In a statement to USA Today, United Airlines said: said: “We are working with U.S. and Nigerian aviation authorities to determine the cause.”
