By Lawani Mikairu & Daniel Eteghe

The Accident Investigation and Prevention Bureau, AIB, has commenced investigation into the ground accident involving a Boeing 777-200LR belonging to Emirates Airline and a parked plane of Hak Air which occurred last Monday night  at the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Ikeja, Lagos. The incidence which occurred around 9.30pm had the B737-400 plane owned by HAK Air badly damaged.

According to  Head, Public Affairs,  AIB, Mr. Mr Tunji Oketunbi,  the agency has “adequately deployed a team of investigators to determine the circumstances surrounding the serious incident with a view to making  possible safety recommendations”.

Oketunbi  further said the aircraft marked A6-EWD was taxing for a take-off en-route Dubai when its wing tip cut into the B737-400 aircraft parked on the apron of the domestic wing of the airport. While the Emirates aircraft had a little damage on its wing tip, the Hak Air B737  “sustained substantial damage.”

He added that the Emirates flight was aborted and the passengers were evacuated immediately.

Meanwhile, The Commissioner of AIB, Dr. Felix Abali  had on Tuesday inspected the scene of the occurrence and promised that the investigation shall be handled with speed. “Every incident is a safety issue that must be thoroughly investigated. This will help in preventing accidents and sustain safety in aviation. This investigation will be conducted with speed”, he said.