Chidi Samuel || Five Atlanta-bound passengers sustained injuries when their plane made an emergency landing in Lagos on Tuesday.
One of the engines of the Delta Airlines flight heading to the United State City of Atlanta developed an engine problem shortly after take-off.
The airline in a statement said that flight 55 from Lagos to Atlanta, which took off around 10:50 pm, returned to Murtala Muhammed International Airport less than an hour later.
The statement read, “The A330-200 had a problem with one of its two engines. The flight landed safely and passengers were evacuated onto the runway down emergency slides.”
The injuries sustained by passengers were “non-critical”.
“Airport fire crews met the plane as it landed.”
The company promised to rebook the passengers on a flight on Wednesday.
“The safety of Delta’s customers and crew members is always our top priority,” the statement concluded.