Afrigather Nigerian airline, Air Peace, on Thursday, faulted media stories that its plane scheduled to function the Lagos-Anambra flight on Wednesday (yesterday) skilled a defective engine when it was about to take off.
There had been stories that the flight’s engine allegedly stopped working thrice on the take-off level on Wednesday. It was additionally reported that the plane was delayed for 2 hours after the alleged engine fiasco.
However reacting to The PUNCH’s inquiries on Thursday, the airline administration faulted the stories, including that the claims have been “sensationalized”.
In an announcement made accessible to our correspendent, the airline’s Company Communication Supervisor, Stanley Olisa, clarified that the plane solely skilled a “slight technical situation”.
In response to him, our plane engine didn’t cease working at any level; neither did any ‘passenger escape demise’, as alleged by the media stories.
The assertion learn, “Now we have seen some on-line publications purporting that the engine of our plane scheduled to function Lagos-Anambra flight on October 12, 2022, ‘stopped thrice’, with a dangerous, sensationalised headline.
“To set the information straight, our plane engine didn’t cease working at any level; neither did any ‘passenger escape demise’, as alleged by the media stories. The Auxiliary Energy Unit, APU, connected to the plane had a slight technical situation and this was not on the level of take-off. So, we needed to deploy one other plane for the flight.
“The APU provides energy to an plane whereas on floor. It is likely one of the Floor Providers Gear, GSE.
“It’s, subsequently, stunning to learn some media stories saying ‘Air Peace passengers escape demise’. We count on journalists to at all times fact-check and observe the precept of Stability earlier than publishing.”
