November 04, (THEWILL) – A trainer aircraft of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF), on Friday, overshot the runway of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.

According to a report by The Sun, the aircraft, which took off from Kaduna Airport, suffered a tyre burst on landing, leading to its overshooting of the runway.

THEWILL further gathered that the development forced the runway to be temporarily shut to enable the immediate evacuation of the aircraft by emergency responders led by the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

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However, flight operations have resumed fully in the airport.

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