NSIB raises concern over safety of private jets

Recent incidents involving private jets at Ibadan airport have raised safety concerns within Nigeria’s private jet sector.

The regulatory authorities have also discovered widespread misuse of private jets for commercial purposes, highlighting rising concerns about safety.

Two well-documented incidents involved the operations of private jets in the country.

The first incident involved a Flint Aero-operated HS125 aircraft, which crashed short of the runway on November 3, 2023, en-route Ibadan from Abuja, carrying 10 passengers and three crew members.

The second incident involved a Challenger CL 601 aircraft operated by Mattini Aviation Services. On January 26, which overshot the runway with 15 persons onboard en-route Ibadan from Abuja.

Brake failure was said to have been responsible for the incident, which, fortunately, did not record any casualty.