Aircraft Skids Off Runway At Port Harcourt Airport

ValueJet aircraft on Tuesday, slipped on taxi turn after landing safely and cleared off the runway at Port Harcourt airport around 3.30 local time.

Gatekeepers News reports that the management in a statement said no damage was recorded on the aircraft.

The statement read, “The CRJ 900 Bombardier aircraft with registration 5N-BXR landed safely with passengers wondering what could have happened because the airplane landed safely without difficulty.

“The minor incident happened at about 3.30 pm at the Port-Harcourt International Airport.”

The statement added, “Captain Stanley Balami reported that the aircraft encountered a slip due to algae on the taxi-way which made it unable to maintain the centre line.

“ValueJet remains a safe airline and all the airline’s operations are normal without glitch.”