There was a mild drama at the Kano Airport, a Pilot of the popular airline air peace has refused to open the plane door because of suspected Covid 19 case on board. He has called on authorities to come and evacuate everyone onboard.
Earlier on Tuesday, a viral post on Twitter by Ali Grema said a pilot with Air Peace, who arrived in Kano from Lagos, refused to allow passengers disembark after suspecting that a passenger on the flight had Coronavirus.
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Air Peace has refuted claims that it airlifted a passenger suspected of having Coronavirus from Lagos to Kano.
Happening now! #AirPeace pilot in Kano from Lagos refusing to open flight until @NCDCgov come to quarrantine suspected #Covid19 passenger and others… welldone Pilot! NCDC act fast, 20 million Kano inhabitants with Corona will be a disaster if care is not taken3,42811:48 AM – Mar 24, 2020Twitter Ads info and privacy2,819 people are talking about this
Reacting to the incident, Chief Operating Officer of Air Peace, Toyin Olajide, said that the delay was caused by a 13-year-old child, who became sick due to flight phobia and vomited inside the aircraft.
He said, “We did not carry any passenger that had COVID-19.
“What happened was that a 13-year-old boy was travelling by air for the first time. He was with his parents. While airborne, he started vomiting. The pilot promptly called Port Health even when it was obvious that he was suffering from flight phobia.
“The captain also informed the control tower about the incident but some people made a video of it and started circulating false information about what really happened.
“When the aircraft landed, it was delayed for 50 minutes so that Port Health officials could examine the boy.
“They checked his temperature and certified him okay. They also disinfected the aircraft and we boarded passengers to Abuja.” Interested in Advertising? Sponsored Ad
MEANWHILE, the Government Kano state in a statement said the suspect was as a result of phobia of flight as its his 1st time of flying.
PRESS STATEMENT
The video of airpeace that happened earlier in Kano is NOT a case of #COVIDー19. The pilot refused to open the doors when the plane landed after a passenger was reported to be vomiting, till a team of CDC experts came & examined the person & found out that its a phobia of flight as its his 1st time of flying, but the person also has traces of malaria as well. The CDC team also took precautionary measures by spraying passengers with disinfectants and also the entire plane, they equally took down all the details of the passengers incase of any issue that might arise afterwards. Kano, is still free from #COVIDー19 but pls #StayAtHome.
Salihu Tanko Yakasai
Special Adviser Media
Government House Kano
March 24 2020.
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