A Nigerian airline has apologised for a \u201cmisunderstanding\u201d after passengers were told they had arrived at their destination, Abuja, when they had in fact landed more than 450km (280 miles) away in another city, Asaba.<\/strong><\/p>\nUnited Nigeria Airlines said the Sunday flight from the main city, Lagos, to the federal capital, Abuja, had temporarily been diverted to Asaba in Delta state, due to bad weather.<\/p>\n
It said the wrong announcement was made to passengers when the plane landed in Asaba, creating confusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cUpon arrival, the cabin crew confidently announced that we\u2019ve arrived in Abuja only for us to realise we landed in Asaba,\u201d a traveller had said on X<\/p>\n
, adding that \u201capparently, our pilot was given wrong flight plan from Lagos\u201d.<\/p>\n
But the airline said the aircraft pilot was aware of the temporary diversion and was properly briefed.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe sincerely apologise for the misunderstanding on our [flight]. We are currently taking steps to prevent similar occurrences in the future,\u201d it said in a statement.<\/p>\n
It said the flight had eventually landed safely in Abuja.<\/p>\n
Source:\u00a0<\/strong>bbc.com<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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