The Samuel Ladoke Akintola Airport in Ibadan, Nigeria, has been reopened just two days after it was temporarily shut down due to a harrowing incident involving a chartered jet belonging to Flint Aero firm.
The aircraft, carrying the Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, and several of his aides, encountered trouble during its landing, causing it to skid off the runway and become stuck in a bushy area of the Ibadan airport.
The severity of the incident necessitated the immediate closure of the airport, resulting in the suspension of all flights operated by airlines serving the airport.
Passengers who had booked flights found themselves stranded, as the airport remained inoperable.
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The Nigerian Tribune reported that the airport has now reopened after a successful evacuation of the stranded aircraft from the runway.
Confirming the reopening, the Director General of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Captain Musa Nuhu stated, “the airport has been reopened but for visual daylight operations only.”
An official of one of the airlines affected by the closure confirmed that the airport has since been reopened to flights.