Posted by Sade Williams
Air Peace management has denied social media reports that the aircraft that crashed around Oba Akran in Lagos on Tuesday was its own.
In a statement by the airline, it stated that it does not have helicopters and none of its aircraft was involved in any crash, adding that ‘Air Peace operates Boeing 777s, Embraer 195-E2s, ERJ-145s, Dornier 328, Airbus 320s and Boeing 737s- no helicopter in our fleet’.
“Our attention has been drawn to a tweet misinforming the public that the helicopter that crashed around Oba Akran, Ikeja, today, was an Air Peace aircraft.
“This is totally untrue and misleading as we do not have helicopters and none of our aircraft was involved in any crash. Air Peace operates Boeing 777s, Embraer 195-E2s, ERJ-145s, Dornier 328, Airbus 320s and Boeing 737s- no helicopter in our fleet.
“It is emphatically important people get their facts right before publishing. Members of the public are urged to disregard the tweet as it clearly misrepresents the Air Peace brand. ” it stated.
A light engine piston aircraft with four passengers and with registration number 5N-CCQ, on Tuesday, crashed at Oba Akran Road, beside UBA bank, Ikeja.
The aircraft, which burst into flames on impact, was said to be on test flight by Air First Hospital and tour, from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos.
All four occupants survived the crash and have been taken to hospital.
