By Jimmy
A United Nigeria Airlines flight has left its passengers shocked after a surprise landing at the Asaba International Airport in Delta State instead of its original destination, Abuja.
The plane with number NUA 0504 departed the local wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Lagos on the afternoon of Sunday, November 26, 2023, heading for the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport in Abuja.
After an hour-long journey, the cabin crew announced that the aircraft had arrived in Abuja.
However, the passengers got the shock of their lives when they discovered that the pilot had been given the wrong flight plan from Lagos, and the plane had landed in Asaba.
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One of the passengers on the flight narrated his experience on his X (formerly Twitter) account on Sunday.
“Nigeria my country. We departed Lagos about an hour ago on @flyunitedng to Abuja, and upon arrival, the cabin crew confidently announced that we’ve arrived Abuja, only for us to realize that we landed in Asaba. Apparently, our pilot was given wrong flight plan from Lagos,” his tweet read.
Another passenger aboard the airline who corroborated the story also tweeted his experience, saying, “The funniest evening for me in a while. I actually became worried when the pilot failed to offer a tangible explanation for the error.”
The airline, however, came out to contradict the claims of the passengers.
In a statement signed by its Head of Corporate Communications, Achilleus-Chud Uchegbu, the company said the flight had to temporarily stop in Asaba due to poor destination weather. It explained that the confusion emanated from the cabin crew, who had made a wrong announcement to the passengers.
The company added that the plane has since left the Asaba Airport and landed safely in Abuja with all the passengers onboard.
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