- An Enugu Air passenger has gone viral after sharing videos recorded before boarding and after the aircraft skidded off the runway at Benin Airport.
- She thanked God for sparing her life following the frightening incident.
- The aircraft, carrying 68 passengers and crew, did not crash but experienced a runway excursion after landing. All occupants were safely evacuated as authorities began an investigation into what led to the incident.
An Enugu Air passenger has shared emotional moments before boarding the aircraft and after it skidded off the runway at Benin Airport, expressing gratitude to God for surviving the frightening incident. The aircraft, carrying 68 passengers and crew, experienced a runway excursion after landing, but all occupants were safely evacuated.
Videos shared on social media captured the survivor documenting her journey before takeoff and later showing the aftermath of the incident. In the clips, she thanked God for preserving her life as emergency responders attended to passengers following the aircraft’s runway overshoot.
Contrary to reports circulating on social media describing the incident as a plane crash, the aircraft did not crash. It skidded off the runway after landing at Benin Airport in what aviation experts describe as a runway excursion or runway overshoot. Authorities confirmed that all passengers and crew were safely evacuated, while the Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB) has commenced an investigation into the incident.
The videos have since generated widespread reactions online, with many Nigerians expressing relief that there were no fatalities and thanking God for the safe evacuation of everyone on board.
Reacting, TMC TV wrote, “That’s not a plane crash shaa, rather it’s an aircraft overshoot.”
Mercy Anyanwu commented, “Fear cancel aesthetic flight 🥲 thank God they are all Finee.”
Gab Sam wrote, “Omor make God dey save person imagine the situation is worse than this.”
Ndu Charles added, “Enugu air or nothing, it can happen to any flight.”
Nnanna Ihuoma Favour simply wrote, “Thank you Lorddddd.”
