…we had a harrowing experience-passenger
….our plane spent four hours on air
..we had no value for human life recounts another survivor
A United states bound United Airline with 245 passengers, eight flight attendants and three pilots, made a direct return to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, while outbound over Ivory Coast airspace.
According to one of the passengers, who spoke under anonymity, the incident happened after they had unfastened their seatbelts.
The passenger said: “We had already been served our meals when the plane lost pressure and dropped. We noticed a sharp descent. I hit my head on the ceiling because of the impact. I became unconscious, but one person from the medical team came to attend to me in the middle of the turmoil. The sharp descent happened three times, causing some people to sustain injuries. We spent four hours on air. In the midst of the turmoil, the pilot said we were going to land in Ghana, but we eventually landed in Nigeria.”
Another passenger shared her experience with Newdawnngr.com
“Please thank God for me. Last night we had a harrowing experience on United flight from Lagos to Washington, DC. The plane was spiraling out of control, lost its navigational and other tools.
We had gone past Abidjan, and were initially to make an emergency landing in Ghana but the plane later regained all lost tools and we were able to come back to Lagos with some people injured including some crew members. When we landed, we had to wait for medical personnel who took forever to come to the plane. We have no value for human life in this country and therefore are never prepared for emergencies. Having survived a plane with major technical issues, surviving the Almighty Nigerian attitude seemed a bigger threat. May God heal this country. We were housed in a hotel near the airport, I am still traumatised like many other passengers. I was able to get this video from one of the passengers. Flight has been cancelled due to a technical issue. Please thank God for all of us who survived this near death experience.”
Clarifying the development, the airline in a chat with Vanguard, said: “Flight UA613 from Lagos to Washington D.C. returned to Lag’s to address a technical issue. After landing safely, the aircraft was met by first responders to address reports of minor injuries to several passengers and crew.” (Vanguard with Passengers experience reports)
