One of the male passengers of Arik Air on transit from London to Owerri enroute Lagos yesterday morning slipped and fell at the General Aviation Terminal, GAT, of the Murtala Mohammed Airport, MMA, and was later confirmed dead in the hospital.
The incident occurred around 6am at the terminal. As at the time of filing this report, the name and other particulars of the deceased could not be ascertained.
National Mirror gathered that immediately the incident occurred, the passenger, who was accompanied by his wife and brother was rushed to the Aviation Clinic towards the international wing of the airport, where he was confirmed dead by medical authorities.
An eyewitness at the terminal confided in our correspondent that the passenger slumped in front of the departure hall and started bleeding from his nose and ears before he was rushed to the clinic.
The General Manager, Corporate Communications, FAAN, Mr. Yakubu. Dati confirmed the incident.
He however stated that both the wife and the brother of the deceased later proceeded to Owerri after the incident.
However, Arik Airline has debunked the claim that the deceased was one of its passengers.
The spokesman of Arik Air, Mr. Adebanji Ola, however confirmed the incident, but said it never occurred onboard its plane.
He said: “It is true that the passenger in question arrived Nigeria with us and he was billed to travel to Owerri, but the incident never occurred onboard our plane. The incident occurred at the GAT terminal where the passenger slipped, slumped and later died.”
Meanwhile, German Airline, Lufthansa, on Saturday made a return to the Murtala Mohammed International Airport, MMIA, Lagos after being airborne for an hour.
National Mirror gathered that the pilot of the aircraft had discovered a technical fault in one of the engines about an hour after departing Lagos for its hub in Frankfurt, Germany.
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