Air Peace clarifies shattered windshield allegations

Abdullateef Fowewe

The management of Nigeria’s major transportation, Air Peace, has clarified the reports that the windscreen of one of its aircraft en route from Akure, the Ondo state capital to Abuja, Embraer ERJ 145, suddenly broke to the surprise of passengers and airport staff.

Air Peace through its social media handle on Tuesday stated that the flight went smoothly and the aircraft landed safely without any abnormal events after suffering windshield damage.

The statement goes over, “Our attention has been drawn to a report about a windshield shattering on Air Peace Flight from Akure to Abuja, which supposedly ’caused panic on the flying passenger’.

“We would like to state clearly that there was no such ‘Panic event’ on the said flight. On the contrary, it was a smooth flight that landed safely without any abnormal events. The windshield had a crack on the outer layer of the front window of the First Officer’s side, which was discovered by the cockpit crew.

“On no account was the safety of the flight or the safety of the passenger jeopardized in the process. This particular flight operated Normal from Akure to Abuja and landed safely in Abuja without any unsafe events or safety concerns. Upon landing at Abuja airport, the Pilots did their normal workaround and reported the cracked outer layer of one of the windshields to the engineers who immediately commenced the replacement of the cracked windshield.

“It is, however, wrong and unacceptable for people to peddle falsehood just to tarnish the image of the airline when, in fact, there was never any development that caused panic among the passengers of this flight. This is false, and such negative reports should be discouraged and stopped immediately.

“Air Peace will never jeopardize the safety of its esteemed passengers and will continue to prioritize the highest standard of safety in its operations.”