Enugu Air’s chief executive clarifies that a recent incident at Benin Airport is not a crash or an emergency landing. Multiple Nigerian outlets report the CEO describing the event as a runway excursion that occurs during the aircraft’s landing roll. She says the aircraft was operating a scheduled flight from Lagos to Benin when, during landing, it hydroplanes, leading to the excursion. The CEO also states that all passengers and crew are safe.
The reports consistently characterize the event’s outcome as an overrun or departure from the runway surface rather than a collision or crash. Premium Times and The Punch specifically attribute the incident to hydroplaning during landing, while Vanguard similarly says it happened during the landing roll on a scheduled Lagos–Benin flight. While the incident is framed differently from “crash” narratives, all accounts align on the CEO’s core position: the aircraft does not meet the description of a crash or emergency landing, and there are no reports of casualties in the airline’s statement.
