MAX AIR COLLIDED WITH STATINARY AIR PEACE PLANE

A taxing Max Air collided with a stationary Air Peace on Saturday at the airport in Benin City, the Edo state capital.

According to Air Peace management, the Max Air collided with the right wing of the parked Air peace, damaging the left elevator, rendering the plane grounded and unserviceable.

The Statement reads;

BENIN INCIDENT REPORT

The Management of Air Peace hereby notifies the general public that an incident occurred today around 14:00hrs at the Benin Airport, Edo State, when a taxiing Max Air aircraft 5N-ADB rammed its right-wing onto our parked aircraft, 5N-BUQ, which was boarding our Abuja bound passengers at the time of the incident.

The hit damaged the left elevator of our aircraft thereby rendering the aircraft grounded and unserviceable.

Passengers on board the Air Peace aircraft were disembarked and another aircraft was deployed to operate the flight.

We sincerely apologise to all the passengers this situation would likely affect today for any inconvenience caused them as a result.