Air Peace suspends Benin flights, gives reason

Air Peace has suspended each flights to and from the Benin Airport aft the impermanent closure of the airport’s runway pursuing a runway incursion.

In a connection connected Thursday, the hose said that the suspension would impact each its scheduled operations to the airport.

According to the airline, the determination became indispensable due to the fact that of circumstances beyond its control, expressing regret implicit the inconvenience caused to passengers.

“Air Peace wishes to pass its valued customers and the wide nationalist that each flights to and from Benin Airport person been temporarily suspended contiguous pursuing the closure of the airport’s runway owed to a runway incursion.

“The impermanent suspension and cancellation of affected flights are necessitated by circumstances beyond the airline’s control. We sincerely regret the inconvenience this disruption whitethorn origin and entreaty to each affected passengers for their patience and knowing arsenic the applicable airdrome authorities enactment to reconstruct mean operations,” the connection said.

This came aft an Enugu Air Embraer E170 craft operating Flight 4264 from Lagos to Benin was progressive successful a runway excursion aft overrunning the extremity of Runway 05 portion landing astatine the Benin Airport connected Thursday.

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