Arik Air has reported to Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) the incidents involving its aircraft and Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCOL) which occurred on Sunday, when SAHCOL step ramped into their Boeing 737-700 at MMA2 in Lagos.
The company said that this is in line with standard operating procedure and safety standards.
The aircraft, which was scheduled to operate W3 744 (Lagos-Port Harcourt), had its left side leading edge of horizontal stabilizer damaged.
They said that another aircraft was provided immediately for the Port-Harcourt bound passengers. Our team of engineers later fixed the damaged aircraft which has since returned to service.
In the second incident, the airline’s Bombardier CRJ900 marked 5N-JEB, operating Owerri-Lagos flight has been grounded at the Sam Mbakwe Airport, Owerri.
This is as a result of technical issue on ground at the Sam Mbakwe airport in Owerri during pre-departure procedure.
A relief aircraft was immediately sent to Owerri to take the already checked in passengers to Lagos with minimum delay.
“We apologize to our customers on the flight for the inconveniences they might have experienced as a result of the incident.
“We remain committed to our safety policy, high operating standard and customer service.