A false fire alarm on an Air Peace Port Harcourt-Lagos flight caused panic among passengers, leading the airline to request a priority landing.
Despite the alarm, the airline officials assured that the aircraft, operating flight P47193, landed safely, and all passengers disembarked without incident.
In a statement, the airline explained that the Captain noticed a fire warning indicator in the cockpit moments before landing. The pilots followed all safety procedures, and the fire indicator eventually turned off.
“The pilots performed all safety precautionary measures, and the fire indicator went off. The Captain immediately notified our operations control centre in Lagos at 17:37hrs.
“It was determined upon landing that the alarm was falsely triggered as there was no fire event. The aircraft landed safely, and all passengers disembarked normally,” the statement said.
This incident occurred just days after a Dana aircraft skidded off the runway in Lagos.
The Nigerian government has since suspended all Dana Air operations.
