Nigerian Airliner Crashes in Kano; 105 on Board
Sat May 4,10:29 AM ET
KANO (Reuters) – A Nigerian airliner on a domestic flight crashed in the northern city of Kano and burst into flames Saturday, with 105 people on board, airport officials and witnesses said.
Witnesses said at least two survivors were taken from the wreckage of the BAC 111-500 aircraft, which crashed and caught fire as it came in to land on a flight from Jos, in central Nigeria.
It crashed in a densely populated residential area in Kano.
Firefighters and rescue workers were battling the inferno and trying to pull out any survivors.
By: mongu - 6th May 2002 at 11:57
RE: Nigerian Airliner Crashes in Kano; 105 on Boar
The EAL 1-11’s went to Kabo Air I think (as with some Virgin 742’s) whereas the crashed aircraft was operated by a different airline.
Nigeria’s civil airline industry is a disgrace to that country. It has nothing to do with poverty whatsoever (it is in a much worse state than in, say, Zambia) but more to incomprehensible levels of corruption and incompetence.
Most western firms operating there DO NOT ALLOW STAFF TO FLY DOMESTICALLY. Several large multinationals have pooled together to buy a few light aircraft rather than risk the lives of management!
I can not illustrate this better than to refer you to the TV programme shown in the UK – “Lagos Airport”. In the opening credits, there is a Nigerian Airways A310 parked up. It is filthy, and a bit of the roof is missing!
By: EGNM - 4th May 2002 at 16:35
RE: Nigerian Airliner Crashes in Kano; 105 on Boar
hmmm – wonder if it was an ex European 1-11 as they sold a few to Kano Air didn’t they.
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May 4, 2002 at 2:45 pm