Ethiopian Airline Plane Skids Off Runway After Landing At Lagos Airport

An Ethiopian airlines planes slightly skidded off the taxiway after landing. According to airport officials, a plane arriving at Lagos from Addis Ababa had landed and was at taxiing speed when it skidded off the taxiway while trying to make a turn to go to the gate.

An Ethiopian airlines planes slightly skidded off the taxiway after landing. According to airport officials, a plane arriving at Lagos from Addis Ababa had landed and was at taxiing speed when it skidded off the taxiway while trying to make a turn to go to the gate.

This newspaper saw crews and airport staff trying to make the left landing gear free to allow free passage to tow the aircraft away from the grass area.

The incident occurred at the runway end of the airport. Officials said the over 100 passengers and seven crew were alive and accounted for after the plane ditched in green area. The Ethiopian airlines aircraft was finally towed 3 hours after the incident.