Two people are reported injured after a Takoradi bound
Starbow aircraft made an emergency landing. The plane
made a flapless landing after a hydraulic fault was detected by the pilot, and
injuring some passengers in the process. The incident happened around 4pm
on Tuesday. Affected persons were rushed to the airport clinic. The Chief
Executive Officer of Starbow Mr. Eric. Antwi confirming the incident to Citi
News Saying with the hydraulic failure” they could not continue
the journey hence making an emergency landing. He said because of the high
speed ramps at the airport, there were fumes from the tyres but the fire
service quickly rushed to the scene to return things to normalcy. Mr. Eric
Antwi however apologized for the incident. There were reportedly about 77
passengers on board. This is the second time the Starbow airline has recorded such an incident. On August 9, 2014, a Kumasi bound Starbow aircraft was forced
to land shortly after taking off because it developed a fault mid-air.
Some passengers who were on board said they were left traumatized after the
plane on which they were travelling allegedly caught fire mid-flight.
Source:Citifmonline.com
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