The Federal Government through its Ministry of State for Aviation has probed the use of ladder by Aero Contractors Airline in Bauchi.
The Minister of State for Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika, yesterday, Sunday gave an order that an investigation into the use of ladder by Aero.
“Several reports received by the Minister have indicated the airline used a ladder to disembark passengers from a Boeing 737 aircraft at the Bauchi airport on Saturday December 19th 2015.
“The act is inconsistent with Nigeria Civil Aviation Regulations, NCAR and International Civil Aviation Organization, ICAO, Standards and Recommended Practices, SARPS.
“The investigation will determine the immediate and remote causes of the incident with a view to developing and implementing measures that will prevent a re-occurrence of the unsafe and unacceptable procedure that exposed passengers to high risk of serious injury,” he said.
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