LAGOS AUGUST 20TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Germany-bound Condor Airlines flight from Corfu, Greece, had to be diverted to Italy on August 16 after one of its engines caught fire following takeoff, according to People magazine. While nobody on board the Boeing 757 aircraft was injured, an unverified video of the incident went viral on TikTok. The flight,…
LAGOS JUNE 26TH (NEWSRANGERS)-An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing after an engine appeared to catch fire mid-air, officials said. Flight 1665 took off from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas for Charlotte, North Carolina, at 8.11am local time on Wednesday, according to Flightradar24. But it returned to the Las…
LAGOS JUNE 21ST (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten people narrowly escaped unhurt after a light aircraft crash-landed at Kanyemba Airstrip in Mbire District on Wednesday evening. According to local Mugonapanja village head, Tengo Mugonapanja, the plane was en route from Harare to Kafuko Safaris in Mozambique when it encountered difficulties and made an emergency landing at the remote airstrip….
LAGOS JUNE 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The British man who was the sole survivor of Thursday’s Air India plane crash said he managed to escape the wreckage through an opening in the fuselage. “I managed to unbuckle myself, used my leg to push through that opening, and crawled out,” Vishwashkumar Ramesh told Indian state media DD News….
LAGOS JUNE 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi was among the over 100 passengers reported to have escaped plane crash at the local wing of the Murtala Mohammed International Airport on Tuesday. Aviation sources confirmed that Obi who was in Economy Class was in the…
LAGOS JUNE 2ND (NEWSRANGERS)-Flights were temporarily disrupted at Liberia main airport on Thursday night after a private jet carrying President Joseph Boakai almost crashed while landing. Part of the presidential jet’s landing gear malfunctioned while approaching the runway, causing a rough landing, airport authorities said. The incident, which sparked panic at the airport, forced the…
LAGOS MAY 24TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Four Nigerian stowaways were rescued on the Atlantic Ocean after being thrown overboard by the crew of a foreign vessel The young men, seeking to escape Nigeria’s economic challenges, had boarded the ship in secret with hopes of reaching foreign shores. The crew of the vessel, upon discovering the stowaways, allegedly responded…
LAGOS MAY 18TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Ten inmates escaped from a New Orleans jail after breaching a wall behind a toilet and possibly having help, the local sheriff said Friday. So far only three of the men have been found. “We have indication that these detainees received assistance in their escape from individuals inside of our department,” Orleans…