Arik airplane W3101 to London Heathrow airport declared an emergency and landed safely 30 minutes behind schedule at 1900 hrs.
The flight that was operated by Airbus A330-200 aircraft was scheduled to land at Heathrow in London at 18:30 but touched down at 1900 hrs.
Official statement from the airline explained that the Airbus A330-200 developed technical problem while on ground Heathrow Airport and was therefore declared AOG (Aircraft on Ground), which means it was no more airworthy until the technical problem was corrected.
This has prompted the airline to reschedule its flight from London to Lagos that ought to leave London on March 24 night, to Lagos, so it would now leave on Friday morning.
However, Arik said the incident would not affect the airline’s Lagos to London flight on Friday, March 25 that was already schedule to operate by 12:45 pm.
(culled from www.avherald.com)
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