In the wake of the missing EgyptAir flight 804 and all other
Air crash mysteries, many travelers around the world can’t help but question
the risks they face when boarding their next flight. Is it becoming unsafe to
fly?
Nigeria has its own sad share of Air travel mishaps. Some of
them of them are still unsolved. The first major one was shortly after independence
in November 1969. 87 people perished after a Vickers VC-10 operated by Nigerian
Airways crashed in Lagos.
A BAC One-Eleven jet operated EAS, on a flight from Jos to
Lagos via Kano in May 2002, crashed shortly after takeoff from Kano killing 72
people. Prior the accident, the plane had been grounded for 52 days for having engine
problems. It crashed ten hours after another engine from another grounded plane
was fitted into it. After the crash, Nigerian Aviation Ministry issued a ban on
all aircrafts in Nigeria, older than 22 years.
Mechanical error is just one of the reasons why an air plane
could crash, others include Pilot errors, Weather, Sabotage/hijacking,
terrorism etc
But before you panic or give in to your fear of flying, its
best to try to gain a little perspective.
CNN’s Karla Cripps wrote extensively on this issue.
Pls click the link below to read more.
May The Almighty continue to protect us
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