Dana Aircraft Overshoots runway in Port Harcourt


A Dana aircraft with registration number 9J0363 performing a flight from Abuja to Port Harcourt has overshot the runway and ended up in the bush in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria.  Passengers on board the Dana aircraft are currently being evacuated from a nearby bush in Omagwa neighborhood where the Port Harcourt International airport is located in Rivers state. Emergency officials state that no one was injured as at the time of filing this report.
According to FAAN 
A DanaAir Aircraft numbered 9J0363; flying from Abuja to Port Harcourt airport has overshot the Port Harcourt runway. The incident was suspected to have been caused by a heavy rain, which was accompanied by strong wind and storm in Port Harcourt.