JUST IN: Air Peace flight veers off Port Harcourt airport runway

An Air Peace flight P47190 veered off the runway on Sunday morning as it attempts to land at the Obafemi Jeremiah Awolowo International Airport in Port Harcourt.

The flight reportedly took off from the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed Airport in Lagos.

The cause of the incident remains unknown as at the time of filing this report.

Air Peace management confirmed the development in a release signed by its spokesman, Osifo-whiskey Efe.

“Flight P47190, operating from Lagos to Port Harcourt this morning, (Sunday), had a runway excursion after landing safely at the Port Harcourt International Airport.

“The aircraft veered slightly off the runway without any damage. All passengers disembarked safely and calmly, and no injuries were reported,” the statement read.