Posted by Sade Williams
Following Accident Investigation Bureau (AIB) statement that it has begun investigations into an incident involving a Medview flight on Tuesday, the airline has shed more lights on the incident.
In a statement signed by Michael Ajigbotoso, Chief Operating officer of Med-View Airline, the company said the crew acted professionally while the oxygen masks were in good condition.
It explained that its flight VL2105 was on its way to Lagos about 15.10 pm on Tuesday when the Captain noticed a warning sign of cabin depressurization while descending from 32000ft altitude.
It stated that the pilot quickly briefed the passengers and he referred to his check list and applied the necessary procedure to mitigate the situation.
“The oxygen masks dropped and were in good working condition for the passengers usage. The Captain called for priority landing because he had been on number 7 on queue.
“He was obliged and he made a safe landing, and the passengers were calm as it did not pose a serious danger. The incident was promptly reported to the authority and investigation is on going.
“The situation was professionally handled according to required operational standard procedures”, it said.
