Abuja airport shut as Saudi plane blocks runway
The Nigeria Airspace Management Agency has closed the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, to air traffic.
It was learnt that this followed the blockade of of the runway by a
Saudi Airline cargo plane, which landed around 9pm on Wednesday but
developed a minor problem after landing.
NAMA subsequently issued a Notice To Airmen on Thursday morning,
meaning that the airport had been closed to both incoming and outbound
planes.
As a result, thousands of passengers are stranded at different
airports in the country, especially those who are Abuja-bound in Lagos,
Port Harcourt, Uyo, Kaduna, Kano and Abuja among others.
Officials are said to be battling to fic the grounded cargo plane and clear the runway.
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